University at Buffalo adds electric buses to Stampede Fleet — SkimNews
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- University at Buffalo deployed eight new 40-foot electric transit buses that now carry students, staff, and campus visitors daily.
- UB's Stampede fleet added its first electric buses, marking the departure from diesel for the campus transit service.
- The deployment kicks off a four-year effort to electrify the university's transit fleet, with eight buses as the opening tranche.
Why it matters: UB becomes an early adopter among U.S. universities running diesel-free transit, trading a fossil-fuel fleet for eight electric buses serving thousands of daily riders. The four-year timeline signals a phased capital replacement rather than a one-time swap, meaning campus emissions and air-quality exposure for riders will drop incrementally as more buses are converted.
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