Five electric buses are now part of August Transit. The city leads the Central Savannah River Area with its first battery-powered public transit. Service started this week.
Officials unveiled the buses at a recent ribbon-cutting. The $6.2 million project was 90% covered by the Low Emission, No Emission program, with the city covering $100,000.
“In Augusta, we are the first transit agency in the CSRA that has a battery electric bus,” said Oliver Page, deputy director for Augusta Transit, according to The Augusta Chronicle. “This is a major achievement for the city of Augusta.”…