GDOT Annual Report 2019

G R E E N S B O R O T R A N S I T A G E N C Y

Local, State and Federal Dignitaries Celebrate Electric Bus Dedication

On February 21, Gov. Roy Cooper joined local elected leaders for the dedication of North Carolina’s first battery-electric buses placed into municipal transit service.

growing number of communities dumping the pump for battery power. Built next door in Greenville, SC, the 40-foot buses were delivered and began serving Greensboro passengers January 31. The first passengers were treated to special giveaways of promotional mobile phone chargers inscribed with the hashtag #plugnride, alluding to the process of recharging the vehicles and the on-board USB ports available for personal device charging. To date, GTA has 13 electric vehicles in use with another three expected in fall 2019.

With a pair of Proterra-built GTA electric buses flanked by PTI-based aircraft as a backdrop at the Koury Aviation flight hangar at PTI Airport, a stream of speakers marked the occasion as an important advancement in public mobility and environmental stewardship. The CEO of Proterra Ryan Popple presented Mayor Nancy Vaughan with the buses as the City joined a

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