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Metro Transit staff brief council on updated zero‑emission bus transition plan ahead of Feb. 15 legislative filing
Summary
Metro Transit staff told the Metropolitan Council on Jan. 22 that it will submit an updated zero‑emission bus (ZEB) transition plan to the Minnesota Legislature by Feb. 15 and outlined near‑term milestones, garage electrification work and risks including grid capacity, supply chain constraints and evolving technology.
Metro Transit staff presented an update on the agency’s updated zero‑emission bus (ZEB) transition plan at the Metropolitan Council’s Jan. 22 meeting and said the revised plan is due to the Legislature on Feb. 15 under new statutory timelines.
Assistant Director Jim Harwood and Assistant Director Jeremiah Reiter told the council the update shortens the plan cycle from five to three years and adds a set of 16 topics the agency must track. “The focus is gonna be on our updates, really what we've learned, what's changed, and what we still hope to learn over the next few years,” Harwood said.
Staff said Metro Transit currently operates eight 60‑foot battery electric buses (BEBs) on the C Line, is adding five 60‑foot BEBs to the Gold Line and…
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