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Grant covered roughly $100,000 and helped fund electric buses and charging outreach, speakers say
Summary
Speakers described how the Alternative Fuel Incentive Grant (AFIG) offset about $100,000—about a third of bus costs—enabled a pilot of electric buses, supported an EV charging station in a socioeconomically diverse corridor, and prompted collaboration with the Department of Environmental Protection.
Speakers at the meeting said a state Alternative Fuel Incentive Grant (AFIG) provided roughly $100,000 toward electric buses and helped finance a public EV charging site used by residents who cannot install home chargers. The grant "offset almost a third of the cost of the buses," Speaker 1, Project representative, said, and allowed staff to "experiment with a new vehicle" to judge whether the buses and charging infrastructure would be effective for future use, Speaker 2, Project representative, said. The grant-funded charging station was described as located near retail, public facilities and "right along 2 major corridors that see upwards of a 100,000 vehicles a day," Speaker 3, Project representative, said.…
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