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The latest: Infrastructure money to almost double zero-emission buses on road

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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 announcement is the latest in a series from the Biden administration spotlighting tangible achievements that have resulted from it’s legislative agenda.
The Post’s Ian Duncan reports that the FTA said it has awarded $1.6 billion through a pair of programs to transit operators across the country. Per Ian:
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.
The funding is one of the most direct ways the $1 trillion infrastructure package promises to cut carbon emissions from transportation, the nation’s biggest source of greenhouse gases.
Federal officials will have another four rounds of funds to distribute in the coming years after Tuesday’s initial awards. The money is expected to help transit agencies accelerate plans to transition from diesel buses to battery- or hydrogen-powered buses.
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Million dollar electric buses sold in Cedar Rapids for $30,000​


A failed multi-million dollar transit experiment in Cedar Rapids is now sitting in a scrap yard. Ten years ago, the city of Cedar Rapids purchased nine electric buses for nearly $3 million. But, the battery powered vehicles didn’t run far without dying in the cold weather. Last week, the city sold the buses at auction for $30,000.
C.J. Bacon placed the winning bid. “It is kind of weird, a penny on the dollar. I’d like to buy stuff that way all day,” Bacon said. Bacon, and his son Charles, run a salvage operation in Hopkinton. They originally planned to tear the buses apart for scrap and spare parts, but have recently heard from people who may want to purchase the vehicles and see if they can get them running again.
“If we can’t find a buyer, they’ll be scrapped,” Charles Bacon said. The money for the electric bus program came from federal and utility company grants. Some of the buses have just 6,000 miles on the odometer.

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Million dollar electric buses sold in Cedar Rapids for $30,000​


A failed multi-million dollar transit experiment in Cedar Rapids is now sitting in a scrap yard. Ten years ago, the city of Cedar Rapids purchased nine electric buses for nearly $3 million. But, the battery powered vehicles didn’t run far without dying in the cold weather. Last week, the city sold the buses at auction for $30,000.
C.J. Bacon placed the winning bid. “It is kind of weird, a penny on the dollar. I’d like to buy stuff that way all day,” Bacon said. Bacon, and his son Charles, run a salvage operation in Hopkinton. They originally planned to tear the buses apart for scrap and spare parts, but have recently heard from people who may want to purchase the vehicles and see if they can get them running again.
“If we can’t find a buyer, they’ll be scrapped,” Charles Bacon said. The money for the electric bus program came from federal and utility company grants. Some of the buses have just 6,000 miles on the odometer.

Winning? Breaking even would be winning...
Yes, you posted this article about what happened ten years ago the last time this came up, and were roundly debunked.
 
Biden and America just keep on winning.
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