The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $11.7 million Project Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the New Mexico Department of Transportation Transit and Rail Division on September 21, 2022. The grant will fund the purchase of five battery-electric buses, including three 40-foot transit style buses and two cutaway style buses, for the North Central Regional Transit District. Funding will also support charging infrastructure design and installation, project management, technical assistance, and workforce training to expand zero-emission bus operations to the Taos facility and eventually transition the facility's entire fleet to zero-emission vehicles. A $5 million sub-award was provided to the North Central Regional Transit District to procure the battery-electric buses and develop the necessary charging infrastructure at the Taos depot to support the new electric bus fleet.
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