AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Augusta Transit on Wednesday unveiled its new electric buses.

They were all funded with federal grant money approved for the agency in recent years.

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The five clean-energy, battery-powered buses came off the production line in California over the summer and were brought to Augusta.

A ceremony at noon Wednesday officially marked their entry into service.

The buses and their charging stations were bought with a $6.2 million grant that was approved for the city in 2022 .

But these five buses are just the first ones.

Augusta Transit will add six more electric buses in 2027 or early 2028, thanks

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