UI Cambus to replace six aging buses with diesel-electric hybrid versions
IOWA CITY — Transit systems across Iowa recently landed $77.2 million in Federal Transit Administration grant funding, including $20.8 million to make the University of Iowa and Iowa State University bus systems more environmentally-friendly.
CyRide — celebrating its 50th year serving Iowa State — received $14.6 million to expand its facility and convert 20 buses to biodiesel; Cambus — shuttling UI students for 54 years — got $6.2 million to replace six 17- and 18-year-old buses with diesel-electric hybrid versions…