The Rocky Road to Bus Electrification
- Date: 06/06/2023
While electric vehicles are becoming much more commonplace, transit agencies have had mixed experiences with electric buses. Many are still…
On Aug. 11, a consortium of 10 smaller transit providers, led by the Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency (HIRTA), filed a temporary Buy America waiver for a low floor, 20-foot, zero-emission minibus with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
If granted, the temporary waiver would provide a new option for fleet renewal among the group of agencies that have experienced a limited procurement landscape complicated by supply chain issues and rising costs.
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