The Federal Transit Administration recently awarded the Delaware Transit Corp. (DTC) an $11 million Low-No Program grant.
The agency will use the funding to purchase two battery-electric buses and two hydrogen-fuel-cell electric buses. It will also install two overhead electric charging stations, a hydrogen fueling station, and a large charger containing as many as 16 individual chargers.
DTC currently has a fleet of 26 electric buses. This is approximately 10 percent of the total fleet of fixed route buses.
“I’m very proud of the hard work and dedication put in by the team here at DTC to reduce harmful emissions from the communities we serve by transitioning our fleet to low and zero emission buses,” John Sisson, Delaware Transit Corporation CEO, said. “This grant will allow us to continue these efforts to provide safe, clean, and reliable transit services to the people of Delaware.”
Through five separate federal grants, the agency has received more than $22 million to support the purchase of alternative-fueled buses.
The Delaware Transit Corp. is a subsidiary of the Delaware Department of Transportation. DTC manages and operates DART, Delaware’s multi-modal transit system, along with the Delaware Administration for Specialized Transportation, Delaware Railroad Administration, and Commuter Services Administration.