Metro has received a $104-million federal grant for the purchase and deployment of 160 battery-electric buses as well as for the procurement and installation of en-route and depot charging stations. Above is a video from the city of L.A.’s Channel 35 on the news. Electric buses are cleaner and quieter [continue reading]
First, there was the announcement earlier this week that Metro had received a $10.5-million grant for 30 near-zero emission buses to replace old stinky diesel buses on contracted lines in the South Bay and Gateway Cities. That was Tuesday. And now more news along those lines: Metro will install near-zero [continue reading]
A nice bit of good news today from Metro and the federal government. I know some readers and riders have inquired about these type of systems. Here’s the legislative alert from Metro CEO Art Leahy: This morning, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced that our agency will receive a $1.7 million [continue reading]
