The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding almost $1.7 billion in grants for buying zero- and low-emission buses, with the money going to transit projects in 46 states and territories.
The grants will enable transit agencies and state and local governments to buy 1,700 U.S.-built buses, nearly half of which will have zero carbon emissions. Funding for the grants comes from the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure bill signed into law by President Joe Biden.
Georgia State University will receive $22.3 million as part of the grant awards. The school will use the grant to replace the older diesel buses used in its Panther Express transit fleet with electric buses as part of its plan to transition to an all-electric fleet. The school will also use the grant to buy charging equipment for the new buses.
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