MCDOT’s Ride On Bus System Awarded $1.75 Million FTA Grant to Purchase Electric Buses and Charging Stations

For Immediate Release: Friday, September 15, 2017

Montgomery County has received an award from the Federal Transit Administration Low or No Emission Competitive program for $1.75 million to purchase electric buses and charging stations. The buses will be Montgomery County’s first zero-emission buses. Expanding use of electric buses is an important component in the County’s strategy to use innovative technology to reduce fuel consumption by 20 percent by 2020, cut emission of harmful pollutants and greenhouse gases, reduce the environmental impact of its fleet and expand the overall use of electric vehicles. Read more. 

 

Release ID: 17-195
Media Contact: Esther Bowring 240-777-7155