The COMET Awarded $15.75 Million to Replace Diesel Buses with Hybrid-Electric Fleet

The Comet Awarded $15.75 Million Federal Grant To Replace Diesel Buses With Hybrid-Electric Fleet - The MinorityEye

(Columbia, SC)​​ – The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) has been awarded $15,750,000 through the Federal Transit Administration's

COMET awarded $15.75 million grant to transition to hybrid-electric bus fleet in Columbia

A new grant for the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority means that a new fleet of diesel-electric hybrid buses will soon be getting riders around the Midlands.

The COMET awarded $15.75 million to replace diesel buses with hybrid-electric fleet

Federal Transit Administration grant supports The COMET's vehicle replacement project

The COMET awarded grant to replace buses

The COMET, officially known as the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (CMRTA), has been awarded $15,750,000 through the Federal Transit Administration's FY25-26 Low-or-No Emission Program. The grant will enable the COMET to replace aging diesel buses with diesel-electric hybrid vehicles.

Midlands transit secures $15.75M for hybrid bus upgrades

​ The COMET awarded $15.75 million through the FTA Low- or No-Emission Program Funding will replace diesel buses with diesel-electric hybrid vehicles Hybrid buses improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions with no new infrastructure Project supports sustainability and service improvements across the Midlands Public transit in the Midlands is moving into a higher gear when it comes to sustainability. The Central Midlands Regional Transit …