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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 19, 2026
Subject
SUBJECT: ZERO EMISSION BUS (ZEB) PROGRAM UPDATE
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. RECEIVING AND FILING quarterly status report on the ZEB Program;
B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to execute the necessary agreements to accept the transfer of 19 New Flyer battery electric buses (BEBs) from Lane Transit District; and
C. ESTABLISHING a Life-Of-Project (LOP) Budget for the relocation and make-ready of 19 used New Flyer BEBs, capital project number 201080, in the amount of $2,180,000.
Issue
ISSUE
This update provides a status report on the ZEB transition plan, including bus acquisition, division electrification, funding status, and upcoming program activities. This report also requests Board action on 19 New Flyer battery electric buses that will be donated to Metro by Lane Transit District.
Background
BACKGROUND
In July 2017, the Board approved Motion 50 by Directors Bonin, Garcetti, Najarian, Hahn, and Solis (Attachment A), which endorsed a ZEB Strategic Plan to transition Metro's entire bus fleet to zero-emission by 2030. This was contingent upon cost and performance equivalence with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses, as well as continued advancements in charging infrastructure. In 2018, the California Air Resources Board (CARB)'s Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) regulation mandated that all transit agencies in the state operate zero-emission fleets by 2040. In addition, ICT ZEB purchase requirements for large transit agencies require 25% of bus purchases to be zero emission by 2023, 50% by 2026, and 100% by 2029.
Metro has met all state-mandated program requirements. Furthermore, since October 2020, Metro has powered its bus fleet with 100% Renewable Natural Gas. Since the Board endorsed the ZEB Strategic Plan, Metro prepared a ZEB Master Plan in 2022 and a Master Plan Update in 2023. In Se...
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