Transit agency to spend $80M on fleet of all-electric buses

ST. PETERSBURG — The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) board of directors has approved a plan to buy 60 all-electric buses, at a cost of $80 million, over the next five years.

In a news release, the agency says the move is part of its mission to have an entirely “clean and green” bus fleet by 2050. The first buses are expected to begin operation in 2024.

PSTA, the release states, currently operates six all-electric “green” buses and four charging depots, which came online in June.