Princeton Council Approves Purchase of Electric Shuttles from Hoover
What happened
The Princeton council voted 5-1 to move forward with purchasing two electric shuttles for its Loop bus service from Hoover. The purchase utilizes a state grant of about $434,000 from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Despite the vote, municipal staff had previously recommended delaying the purchase due to concerns about charging and repairs.
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Why it matters
The town is utilizing state grant funding to secure a contract with local vendor Hoover for its public transport fleet. This move follows previous efforts by the municipality to electrify its shuttle fleet, including an unfulfilled order from 2023.
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Who's involved
- PrincetonMunicipality purchasing the electric shuttles for its Loop bus service
- HooverLocal vendor supplying the electric shuttles to Princeton
- New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionGovernment agency providing the state grant funding through the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- HooverSpeculative
Hoover might see increased revenue from the contract supplying the electric shuttles to Princeton.