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The bill text reads: \"NO LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-NINE, EVERY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE OPERATING ASSISTANCE ... 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And the number of miles a bus can travel before needing major repairs on average is just 2,111 miles for electric buses — and 13,000 miles for standard diesel buses.\" The same piece notes the comparison is not a manufacturer effect: \"the diesel buses are also built by New Flyer.\"", "caveat": "The figures were carried to the board in a report by the independent engineer who oversees the MTA's capital projects, so they are not purely the authority's own presentation. 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The buses are expected to arrive between April and December of 2028, officials said — three years after the MTA was supposed to begin accepting orders of the battery-electric buses.\" The article is dated 27 July 2026.", "caveat": "The order cut applies to the 40-foot buses in the 2024 New Flyer contract. 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