The report concludes that every dollar of public investment returns $2.82 in the form of jobs, infrastructure investment, productivity gains, environmental benefits, and money saved by riders.
In studies, the most important factors cited by transit riders were service frequency, crowding reliability, safety, and cleanliness.
Existing maintenance garages can be retrofit to handle electrics, but the infrastructure upgrades required can be significant.
They anticipate passenger service for the end of 2022 after securing $119 million contract with DART.
The budget proposal also includes a 31% cut for the Environmental Protection Agency.
Will utilize the $3.18 million grant to replace diesel and gas-fueled shuttle buses at the four major airports in Southern California with zero-emission battery-electric shuttles.
The company is the first propane autogas fuel system manufacturer to receive the EPA’s and CARB’s heavy duty-onboard diagnostics certification for all its engines.
Volkswagen was found guilty and agreed to pay up to $14.7 billion to settle allegations of cheating emissions. As part of the lawsuit, Volkswagen is required to establish and fund an Environmental Mitigation Trust, known as EMT. Over the next 10 years, $2.9 billion from the VW settlement will fund environmental mitigation projects that reduce emissions of NOx.
The all-electric buses will improve local air quality while saving ART 50 percent on its monthly fuel and maintenance costs.
The Cummins ISB G Engine has the lowest North American Emissions standards and is approved from both the U.S. EPA and Air Resources Board in California.