“The electric bus is the best thing. It’s quiet and accelerates smoothly — it’s just an all-around better bus,” said Alicia Fitzgerald, who has worked as a Metro RTA operator for 13 years. “It’s like a new 2022 Tesla, only bus style.”
rolled out two new, all-electric buses — the first such buses in its fleet — at a ribbon-cutting event Tuesday.
Alicia Fitzgerald, who has worked as a Metro RTA operator for 13 years, was one of two operators offering community members rides on the new electric buses at the event. Though the electric models cost more up front, Becker sees savings on fuel and maintenance costs as two key financial benefits over compressed natural gas models. Metro RTA spends about $700 per week on fuel per bus. Becker estimates the weekly cost to keep an electric bus charged around $200. Those costs may even be lower on sunny days, thanks to the 2,000 solar panels Metro RTA has on the roof of its bus garage, Becker said.
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