AVTA adds zero-emission support vehicles to its fleet

Aug. 25, 2022

The vehicles will support AVTA’s fixed-route operations and represents the next step in the authority’s move toward a fully electric fleet.

AVTA has added four Chevy Bolt support vehicles to its fleet, furthering its commitment to transitioning to zero-emission vehicles.

Four battery-electric support vehicles entered service this week at Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA). The vehicles are all electric 2023 Chevrolet Bolts and will support fixed-route transit operations.

In 2016, the AVTA Board of Directors adopted a goal to procure and operate a 100 percent battery-electric fleet. Since then, AVTA achieved the first all-electric local bus fleet in North America in 2020, and the first all-electric commuter fleet in 2022. The next step of this process is to add battery-electric support vehicles for fixed-route transit operations.

“The AVTA Board continues to hold to our vision of an all-electric transit agency, including support vehicles,” said AVTA Board Chair Marvin Crist. “We are very pleased that AVTA was able to fulfill the RFP from a local business here in the Antelope Valley.”

In the June Board meeting, the AVTA Board of Directors unanimously authorized Executive Director/CEO Martin Tompkins to purchase the vehicles and put them into service. In August, the AVTA Chevy Bolts made their first appearance with custom designed wraps to complement AVTA’s all-electric zero emission local bus fleet.