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Island Explorer tests electric buses in Acadia National Park

   Release Date:  September 22, 2023Contact:  Amanda Pollock, amanda_pollock@nps.gov, 207-288-8806  Island Explorer tests electric buses in Acadia National Park  BAR HARBOR, MAINE – The National Park Service (NPS) is partnering with Downeast Transportation Inc. (DTI), to test the feasibility of converting all or some of the Island Explorer bus fleet from propane to electric power. The pilot project is supported by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems