City of Dubuque Seeks Grant To Purchase Electric Buses

City of Dubuque officials seek funding for a $4.1 million project to add their first electric buses to their transit fleet. The project would include purchasing three electric buses and two charging stations and installing solar panels on the roof of the Jule Operation and Training Center to power the vehicles. Dubuque City Council members recently approved applying for a $3.4 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration’s Low or No Emission Vehicle Program. The city would pay the remaining $759,000 required to fund the project.