How does the bus testing requirement apply to a first time purchase of hybrid electric/diesel busses?
A. The FTA “Dear Colleague” letter dated May 9, 1997, provides guidance on how the bus testing requirement applies to hybrid-electric buses. This letter states: “As with other transit buses, hybrid-electric buses must conform with the applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, as well as other Federal, state, and local safety requirements. If acquisition of these vehicles involves the use of Federal funding, competitive procurement procedures must be employed and FTA bus testing requirements must be met. Furthermore, the bus testing prototype exemption only applies to the first five vehicles of a particular new hybrid electric bus model sold by a manufacturer to single or multiple grantees. Consequently, Federal bus testing requirements must be completed prior to final acceptance of the sixth and following new model buses, in which Federal assistance is used for their acquisition. Q. I know that Altoona testing is required in order for a transit property to buy and operate buse
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