GDOT Annual Report 2017

17 / 20

SCAT Drivers
Two Million Miles:
Robin Dillon, 27 years
One Million Miles:
Tina Mabane, 18 years
Bryant Gordan, 17 years
James Slade, 15 years
Michelle Hoggard, 15 years
Sandra Todman, 12 years
Fixed Route Drivers
Two Million Miles:
Liz McKinnon, 35 years
Steve McKinnon, 30 years
Roger Brice, 29 years
Michelle Smith-Turner, 25 years
William Ellis, 24 years
Lamonte Jones, 24 years
One Million Miles:
Julius Moore Jr., 22 years
Tracy Floyd, 21 years
Paul Stiles, 19 years
Ronnie Goodman, 18 years
Walter Rogers, 18 years
Helen Shaw, 17 years
Mildred Floyd, 16 years
Stephanie Hartgrove, 15 years
Peter Savage, 13 years
Marion Johnson, 13 years
Robbie Bowman, 13 years
Ron Santee, 13 years
Dexter Vines, 13 years
Bus Operations Recognized for One Million+ Miles of Safe Driving
The batteries will have to be
recharged after 130 miles of travel.
The electric bus will feature a
patented mobile quick charge
system housed within a stationary
power supply. When the bus
parks under the unit and electrical
contact is made, it can charge from
10 to 90 percent charge in as little
as 12 minutes. That’s quicker than a
common mobile device!
For passengers and the public, the
only noticeable differences on the
bus ride will be the lack of engine
vibration, noise, and exhaust. The
technology will be applied to our fixed-route fleet as it
offers the best options for recharging on the go with its
predictable routing.
Battery-powered vehicles are nothing new, with
companies like Chevrolet and Tesla continuing to
develop new technologies providing greater travel
distances. Transit buses, however, offer a bigger
challenge as they consume more power to move its 20
plus tons of vehicle weight. Several national companies,
including BYD, New Flyer, and Proterra, are leading the
way to a greener tomorrow by manufacturing buses
reliant only on a clean electric power source.
To show just how everything comes full circle even in
public transportation, the first electric bus charging
station will be provided to GTA by a Duke Energy grant
of $450,000 – nearly a century after they used electric
vehicles to transport Greensboro citizens and visitors.
Please make sure to follow our progress on the electric
bus project at and see a new era in public
transportation emerge.
G R E E N S B O R O T R A N S I T A U T H O R I T Y
PAGE 16