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Vi Lyles, Mayor of Charlotte, is leading a first-in-the-nation clean energy effort
May 2021Vi Lyles, Mayor of Charlotte, is leading a first-in-the-nation clean energy effort with the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) to keep the city on target to meet its ambitious climate action goals. CATS transit buses will become all-electric, supported by a unique energy modeling and financing partnership with Duke Energy. A pilot program to test 18 battery-electric buses of varying manufacturers was approved as a first step to finding the most suitable vehicle for the city's full transition to battery-electric buses. Click here to read more.