Diesel exhaust poses a major threat to public health. Advanced buses provide a springboard for new technologies that can help solve our diesel dilemma. Fuel cell buses also have twice the fuel economy of conventional buses and offer consumers a quieter, smoother ride. House and Senate conferees will meet next week to hammer out differences in their bills. Depending upon which provisions the conferees adopt, communities across the nation could receive increased funding for advanced transit buses.
Additional funding is needed to nudge advanced buses over the commercialization hurdle.