New federal grant funding will let Tucson buy 39 low-emission vehicles, a move the city says will reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Nicole Ludden Tucson will soon be able to replace all of its diesel-powered buses with low-emission vehicles after receiving more than $21 million from the Federal Transit Administration Monday, a move the city says will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 2,480 metric tons.
Compressed natural gas, or CNG, is a type of fuel produced by compressing gas to less than 1% of its standard volume and is mainly composed of methane. The gas powers many water heaters, stoves and furnaces and emits fewer greenhouse gases than traditional fuel, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Half of the buses supported by the federal grant funding across the country will be zero-emission models, according to the FTA. CNG-powered vehicles still create emissions, although significantly less than diesel-powered engines. “Our goal with this program was speed. How quickly can we eliminate all of our diesel buses from the bus fleet? And by going with CNG, it allowed us to get there much quicker,” he said.
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