The Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (METRO) received a $2,140,886 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant funds will enable METRO to acquire 53 fuel cell electric buses (FCEBs) and construct a mobile hydrogen fueling station, as well as make facility upgrades to accommodate the new buses and develop a workforce training plan. This investment will allow METRO to retire older diesel and compressed natural gas buses, reducing energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and harmful particulate matter. The project is a vital component of METRO's plan to transition its entire bus fleet to zero-emission vehicles by 2037, aligning with California's clean energy mandates.
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