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NRTA adds electric buses, seeks $9 million in grants to replace aging fleet
Summary
The Nantucket Regional Transit Authority reported delivery of electric buses, plans for chargers and infrastructure upgrades and is preparing RFPs tied to roughly $9 million in state grant awards to replace remaining diesel vehicles.
Gary Roberts, administrator of the Nantucket Regional Transit Authority, told the NRTA Advisory Board on May 7 that three battery-electric buses have arrived on-island and are undergoing post-delivery inspection and outfitting.
Roberts said the authority has added five Ford E-Transit vans and one electric support car, and that three additional gasoline-powered buses are expected by June. He said the authority has engineered plans to…
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