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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.
FILE PHOTO: A bus driver of New York City The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) bus system wears a face mask to prevent infections during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, New York, U.S., April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
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.
By David Shepardson
WASHINGTON, May 4 (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.
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