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SEARCHThe pilot project represents a significant step toward enhancing the customer experience and improving service reliability.
While METRO already operates more than 400 clean-running diesel-electric hybrid buses, a Federal Transit Administration grant will ensure the agency has 20 electric buses and 14 hydrogen fuel cell electric buses in total in the coming years.
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Passengers on two local bus routes will experience a quieter, smoother ride with Houston METRO rolling out its first zero-emission electric buses for regular service.
The pilot project represents a significant step toward enhancing the customer experience and improving service reliability.
As part of the September service change, METRO’s Bellaire Quickline has transitioned to an all-electric fleet, replacing aging buses, while another line now has five electric buses in its fleet.
“These improvements are an investment in our customers. The new electric buses meet our broader goals of ensuring the system is accessible, equitable, and helps us close environmental justice gaps,” said METRO Board Chair Elizabeth Gonzalez Brock. “Both routes service some communities that include minority, low-income, and transit-dependent populations. It is so important we provide these customers with an easy and safe choice that they will be excited to ride.”
Moving away from diesel is a key component of the authority’s initiative to build a more sustainable, environmentally-friendly transit system.
While METRO already operates more than 400 clean-running diesel-electric hybrid buses, a Federal Transit Administration grant will ensure the agency has 20 electric buses and 14 hydrogen fuel cell electric buses in total in the coming years.
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