Broome County, N.Y., the Butler County Regional Transit Authority (BCRTA) and Augusta Transit have received new low- and zero-emission buses for their transit fleets.

Broome County Transit’s (BC Transit) six new 40-foot GILLIG battery-electric buses (BEB) were funded primarily through federal and state grants, with nearly 95% of the $10.4 million total project cost supported by outside funding sources. The project received $3.25 million through the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Low or No Emission Vehicle Program (Low-No), $4.3 million in federal formula funding, $1.54 million from the New York State Truck Voucher Inventive Program and $754,000 in state capital funding. The county contributed just over $540,000, or about 5% of the total project cost.

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