Electric Buses To Be Officially Deployed At UConn

STORRS, CT — Officials from the Connecticut Department of Transportation, the University of Connecticut and the Windham Regional Transit District are to gather Monday to introduce the use of two new electric buses starting this month on the Storrs campus.

The event marks a milestone in "the state's work to advance the use of clean energy in public
transportation, and another step in UConn's work toward achieving climate neutrality on its
campuses by 2030 and net carbon zero by 2040," officials said.

WRTD, which operates UConn’s bus system, is among transit providers working with CTDOT
and the state Department of Energy & Environmental Protection on an initiative to
transition from diesel to zero-emission models under Gov. Ned Lamont’s 2021 executive order.

The two new buses were previewed on campus in fall 2024, and are joining the fleet now that
the charging infrastructure has been installed and is ready for use at the WRTD garage.

The buses produce no emissions and can run for about 150 to 180 miles per charge in winter,
and about 200 to 220 miles per charge in summer.

They also have all of the amenities needed "for a comfortable and productive ride, including phone charging ports, comfortable silica cushion seats, electronic information displays, three-position bike racks, and other features," officials said.