NJ Transit is still slow-walking electric bus conversion | Editorial
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Today, the MTA has 25 electric buses humming on the streets of New York City. Los Angeles, with an eye on having a zero-emission fleet in time for the 2028 Olympics, ordered 155 electric buses last year. The Chicago Transit Authority, thrilled by how well these vehicles performed in extreme temperatures, just rolled out six new electrics last week, with 17 more on the way.
They all boast of extraordinary benefits: The CTA says one electric bus saves the agency $50,000 each year in fuel and maintenance costs, and that a single bus saves the city $55,000 each year in avoided healthcare expenses resulting from cleaner air.
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Atlantic City Electric won approval Wednesday to spend nearly $21 million to build out the infrastructure for charging electric vehicles, the latest in a series of initiatives backed by the Murphy administration to electrify the transportation sector.
The program is a scaled-down version of a $42.1 million proposal made by the utility back in 2019 but follows on the heels of Tuesday’s announcement by Gov. Phil Murphy to commit $100 million in investments on other electric vehicle programs.
Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse-gas emissions in New Jersey, accounting for nearly half of all carbon pollution. The state will never realize its clean-energy goals and reduce those emissions 80% below 2006 levels by 2050 without transitioning to electric vehicles, according to advocates and policymakers.
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