On August 24, the United States Federal Transit Agency (FTA) announced its 2018 Low- and No-Emission bus grants. The FTA awarded a total of $84.4 million to 52 transit agencies nationwide; of this, seven agencies in Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah will receive $9.2 million. The awards will go to electric buses and charging infrastructure for:
- Eagle County Transportation Authority,
- COBreckenridge, CO’s “Electric Breck” plan
- Summit County, CO
- Estes Park, CO
- Tahoe Transportation District, NV
- Atomic City Transit, Los Alamos, NM
- Park City Transit, Park City, UT
- START, Jackson, WY
SWEEP applauds these agencies for starting the transition to electric buses, which reduce energy use, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and reduce transit agency operating costs. SWEEP has advocated for transit electrification across the Southwest, including pushing for states to invest VW settlement funds in electric buses, and advocating for utility investment in charging infrastructure for buses.
This article was originally published on August by SWEEP the 
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