Eight electric buses and additional charging stations will be added to StarMetro’s fleet, following the City of Tallahassee’s acceptance of an $8.79 million federal grant. It will further advance its goal for 100% “clean, renewable energy” by 2050.
- The City of Tallahassee accepted about $8 million in grant funding and matched $1.5 million of its own funds for a total of about $10 million to invest in StarMetro’s renewable energy infrastructure.
- This is the third year the city has received the grant from the Federal Transportation Administration’s Low or No Emissions grant.
- Watch the video below to see how the money will contribute to transitioning all StarMetro fixed route buses to 100% electric by 2035.
BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
Nearly $10 million dollars is going back to what’s considered one of Tallahassee’s most valuable resource—transportation.
A majority of the funding, nearly $8.8 million, comes from the Federal Transportation Administration’s Low or No Emission grant…