WednesdayDecember 3, 2025

Davenport puts 4 new electric buses on the road

Citibus phasing out old diesel vehicles
By: Dave Thompson|December 3, 2025
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    • Angela Lacy, a bus driver with Davenport CitiBus, stands next to one of the city's four new electric buses on Tuesday, Dec. 2. The new buses started serving city routes last week.  CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    Angela Lacy said the new city buses in Davenport are already a big hit with the riders.

    “They like it. It’s nice and clean. … It’s a smoother ride. And it’s really, really quiet. You can barely hear it,” said Ms. Lacy, a Citibus driver for about 13 years.

    The driver and passengers are giving rave early reviews to a new bus type n…

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