Blue Water Area Transit is getting ready to add two battery powered electric buses to their fleet, and they are inviting the community to join them for a ceremony on July 14th to celebrate.
Dave McElroy, Blue Water Area Transit Commission’s General Manager, said, “Adding electric powered buses to our existing fleet of compressed natural gas buses continues our local tradition of providing state-of-the-art, eco-friendly service. Pursuing cleaner technology for our riders and community has been a priority of the Commission for decades.”
The new Proterra ZX5+ battery-electric transit buses have 450 kilowatt hours of onboard energy and they will be charged in a newly constructed overnight charging station at both its Admin and Maintenance facility on Lapeer Avenue and an in-route charging station at the Downtown Port Huron Transfer Center.
Blue Water Transit is the first transit organization in the State of Michigan to add 100% battery electric buses to their fleets.
The public can attend the ceremony at BWATC’s facility at 2021 Lapeer Avenue in Port Huron on July 14th at noon.
Reporting for WGRT – Jessie Wiegand
