Rochester ready to add electric buses later this year Federal funds and local transit dollars will pay to start with two 60-foot buses after city council approves $6.9 million contract for up to four buses and charging infrastructure. 12:49 pm, Apr. 21, 2021 × Lee Erdmann, of Rochester, gets a look inside a New Flyer Xcelsior Charge 60-foot electric bus Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, as part of an "open bus" event at the Downtown Transit Center in Rochester. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com) Rochester expects to have its first electric buses by the end of the year. The Rochester City Council voted 5-2 this week to approve a contract that could cost nearly $6.9 million for up to four 60-foot electric buses.