Two senior Senate Democrats propose $73 billion to shift U.S. to EV transit buses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two senior U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday proposed spending $73 billion to electrify the nation's 70,000 transit buses as part of a push to move the United States toward zero-emission transportation.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Banking Chairman Sherrod Brown noted that only 2% of U.S. buses were zero-emission vehicles. They propose using funds to buy electric transit buses and vans and other vehicles and for related infrastructure costs.
The plan calls for "100% zero emission vehicles." A fact sheet did not specify a date to phase out diesel-powered buses but prioritized funding for areas with the poorest air quality.
The senators said the average cost of a battery electric bus was between $850,000 and $900,000 and that hydrogen fuel cell buses averaged $1 million or more.
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