CTA To Begin Testing Six New Electric Buses On #66 Route, Aiming For Full Electric Fleet By 2040

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CHICAGO (CBS) -- The CTA will start testing six new all-electric buses on Friday.

You'll recognize the new buses by their bright blue exterior.

Six new all-electric CTA buses will be tested on the #66/Chicago Avenue route as the mass transit agency aims to switch to an all-electric fleet by 2040. (Credit: CTA)

The CTA will test the performance of the buses over the next couple months.

The electric buses will travel the busy route #66, along Chicago Avenue between Navy Pier and Austin Boulevard.

The CTA said the buses feature a quiet ride, and clean air emissions, and will help reduce the agency's fuel costs.

CTA plains to have an all-electric bus fleet in the next 20 years.

Six new all-electric CTA buses will be tested on the #66/Chicago Avenue route as the mass transit agency aims to switch to an all-electric fleet by 2040. (Credit: CTA)

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