Everett’s First Electric Bus Enters Service

Yesterday Everett Transit began using an electric bus for the first time in the city’s history. Following a ribbon cutting ceremony at Everett Community College the electric bus went into service on the number 7 route which runs on Evergreen Way and Broadway, connecting Everett Mall to College Station.

The new electric bus is the first of four that will run by the end of the year, all on Route 7. Everett Transit will have three more electric bus next year running on Route 6 along the waterfront from downtown Everett to College Station.

Funding for this year’s four electric buses was provided by a $3.4 million “Low or No Emission Vehicle Program” grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation in 2016. Everett Transit provided a $600,000 match.