Last night, Escambia County received notice that ECAT is one of the funded transportation organizations nationwide that won a $21 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration for an all-electric bus fleet. Commissioner Jeff Bergosh has the details.
Here is the email that Bergosh shared on his blog:
“I send this email to inform you that on July 9th, FTA announced the results for the competitive Low or No Emissions Program 5339 (c) awardees, and Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) was on the list. ECAT will receive funding ($21,272,962) to buy battery electric buses and install a charging station as part of ECAT’s plan to transition to a fully zero-emission fleet by 2035.
This is a major accomplishment for the staff of ECAT and Escambia County from a transit perspective. We have been looked over at the State and Federal level for many years due to the belief that there was no desired change in how we operated or viewed transit in our area. To be selected as one of the 117 funded projects from the 47 states that submitted applications, clearly shows that the once-known “pre-historic” transit agency in the State of Florida is moving in the direction of excellence.”
