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Infrastructure money to almost double zero-emission buses on road

The Federal Transit Administration announced $1.6 billion in grants, much of which will be spent on 1,100 emission-free buses

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August 16, 2022 at 5:00 a.m. EDT
An electric bus in Silver Spring. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post)
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The infrastructure law is set to almost double the number of zero-emission buses on U.S. roads with a single year’s funding, the Federal Transit Administration announced Tuesday.

The agency said it has awarded $1.6 billion through a pair of programs to transit operators across the country. The money will be used to purchase about 1,800 buses — including 1,100 that aren’t dependent on fossil fuels — and to construct maintenance and charging facilities while training workers.