Austin buses are getting a solar-powered upgrade.
push toward bus electrification is taking another step toward making an already green form of transportation even greener. Austin-basedwill begin building solar canopies across a 12-acre North Austin site in October that will be used for hands-free overhead bus charging.project will be a first of its kind, not necessarily because of the technology, but due to the scale, said, a commercial project developer with Holt.
Cap Metro already has 12 electric buses in operation and plans to boost that number to close to 200, according to its website. Finding charging solutions will be key for the public transit agency's shift to an electric fleet. The question already reared its head when Cap Metro cited charging logistics as a reason for delays in starting two new MetroRapid routes; those are now expected in 2025.
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