(TNS) — Chattanooga’s bus system plans to add three new electric shuttles to its fleet, thanks to $1.2 million in federal money.
The shuttles will likely run on free routes that serve downtown, St. Elmo and the North Shore, said Savannah Ward, a spokesperson for the Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority. Those routes have been all-electric since 1992, Ward said.
Many of the electric shuttles serving those routes are between 20 and 30 years old, CARTA officials said…