𝘿𝙞𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬? The large TARTA vehicles run on biodiesel, a renewable, biodegradable fuel manufactured domestically from vegetable oils, animal fats, or recycled restaurant grease.

TARTA is currently researching more renewable energy sources, like vehicles fueled by hydrogen fuel cells and electricity, to keep the region moving into a greener, more sustainable future.

Efficiency By Design…

The Paratransit facility at Knapp St includes a geothermal heating and cooling system, solar panels, skylights, reflective roofing and earth sheltering for energy efficiency.

Striking Out Litter in Toledo…

Team TARTA has been an enthusiastic participant in the City of Toledo’s Litter League. Along with other organizations hundreds of bags of litter have been removed.

52.223-22 Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals-Representation

The Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA) continues to make progress on its TARTA Zero initiative, an effort to add electric vehicles to both the paratransit and fixed-route fleets. 

The first of those hit the road in late 2023, with the debut of a new plug-in Ford Transit to TARTA’s paratransit fleet. Two more plug-in paratransit vehicles arrived in early 2024, and three more are scheduled for delivery in early 2025. The purchase of these vehicles and electric chargers for the garage facility at the paratransit facility – TARTA Move.

TARTA Zero comes to the regular fixed route fleet next year, with the arrival of 11 grant-funded, full-sized zero emission buses, and the chargers and training that come with them.  TARTA’s leadership plans to continue to aggressively pursue additional competitive grants, with the goal of a fully zero emission fleet by 2040.