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Zion switching to electric buses

Park tests new model, but costs for transition expected to cost millions and takes years

(Steve Griffin | Tribune file photo) A shuttle bus leaves the Zion Canyon Village just outside Zion National Park near Springdale, Utah Monday, September 30, 2013.

St. George • A new electric bus has been added to Zion National Park’s transportation fleet as part of a three-month pilot program to determine the feasibility of electric shuttle buses.

John Marciano, public information officer at Zion, says the bus will be evaluated on things like passenger comfort, driver efficiency, battery performance and charge time.