What kind of buses will be used? What kind of fuel?
The prototype bus assumed in project studies is the Van Hool 60-foot articulated bus, which is currently used on Route 1R. Should AC Transit acquire newer articulated buses by other manufacturers before or after service begins, they could be assigned to BRT service. One thing will be constant; all buses on the BRT route will be low floor. The current buses are referred to as clean diesel buses and emissions are quite low. However, AC Transit will continue to evaluate vehicles that use alternative fuels, hybrid diesel-electric, Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) and hydrogen fuel cells.
