“Putting more zero-emission buses on our roads will also reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gases, and provides cost savings for transit agencies in the long run.”
Some California public transit agencies already operating zero-emission buses
Currently, eight of the ten largest transit agencies already operate zero-emission buses including battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
Public transit agencies will gradually transition their bus fleets to zero-emission from 153 buses today to 1,000 by 2020. The goal is to ultimately shift about 12,000 buses statewide to zero-emission by 2040.
Under the regulation, each public transit agency must submit a rollout plan to bus zero-emission buses, build out necessary infrastructure, and train workers. Large transit agencies are required to submit their rollout plans in 2020 while small transit agencies in 2023.
According to CARB, public transit agencies will realize $1.5 billion savings in fuel, maintenance, and other costs by 2020 following the completion of infrastructure.
