PSTA adds four new electric buses to its fleet
February 1, 2021 - With the unveiling of four new electric buses Monday, about half of Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority’s fleet are now electric or hybrid. PSTA now has a total of six electric buses that are battery powered and produce no emissions. The agency also has 88 hybrid buses. Electric buses cost less to run than diesel, are easier to maintain and each one saves 135 tons of carbon emissions per year that the diesel bus it replaces produced. Additionally, these buses average 180 miles, or about 14 hours, of operating time on a single charge. PSTA will save about $20,000 a year in diesel fuel costs with each electric bus and hopes to eliminate all diesel buses from its fleet within the next decade.