Plugged in: MTA debuts new electric bus charging hub at Queens depot

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The MTA unveiled on Tuesday 17 newly installed overhead electric chargers at a Queens bus depot to power up 60 all-electric buses set to service routes in

unveiled on Tuesday 17 newly installed overhead electric chargers at a Queens bus depot to power up 60 all-electric buses set to service routes in Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island by year’s end.automatically connect to the top of buses, charging overnight from zero to 100% in six hours, with a range of up to 95 miles on a full charge.

“We have been in the business since 1904 of being the greenest game in town of moving New Yorkers,” said Richard Davey, the head of MTA New York City Transit, in reference to the year of the subway’s founding. “Well, we’re gonna become even greener as a result of this investment.”The chargers were funded with $70 million in federal money, including $20 million from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

 

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