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CapMetro updates committee on electric bus fleet, rapid chargers and supply‑chain challenges with Proterra vehicles
Summary
Capital Metro briefed the committee on battery electric buses, charging infrastructure and near‑term operational limits; officials said 104 battery electric buses exist but range and infrastructure gaps mean electrification so far fits about 30% of routes; Proterra bankruptcy complicates parts support.
Capital Metro told the Joint Sustainability Committee that it has deployed battery electric buses and is expanding depot and in‑route charging infrastructure, but officials warned technology and supply‑chain limits mean electric buses currently fit only a minority of service routes.
David Carr, director of the zero‑emission vehicle program at Capital Metro, said the agency has 104 battery electric buses — 12 legacy vehicles purchased in 2021 and 92 newer vehicles recently received — and described charging installations at operating yards and on two upcoming Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lines. Carr said South Operations and North Operations facilities now have or are building chargers and a solar canopy; North Operations will include a 4.35 megawatt solar array and a training pantograph charger due in January 2026. He also…
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