The Broome County Department of Transportation will be adding electric buses to its fleet later this year.
The department won two federal grants, totaling around 11 million dollars and will use those funds to purchase 13 40-foot long, full-battery electric buses as it looks to phase out its diesel buses.
The first electric bus is expected to join the fleet in August. Solar panels will be added to the Broome County Transit Building to charge the buses in house.
