米運輸省(DOT)、先進バス技術の拡大に向け8490万ドルの援助を公表ー「Lo-Noプログラム」

2019年7月26日、米運輸省(DOT)連邦輸送局(FTA)は、低炭素(Lo-)または排出無し(No-)(Low-No)プログラムを通じて8490万ドルの援助を行うことを公表した。同プログラムは、先進技術を活用した輸送バスや関連インフラの拡充に資金を投じるものであり、38の州で38のプロジェクトが対象となっている。

より最新の、効率のよい技術を採用したバスの購入またはリースのプロジェクトなどが対象となっており、燃料電池、車載用・駆動用電池、充電ステーションのような関連インフラも含まれる。

以下、2019年のLow-Noバスプログラムのプロジェクト一覧を引用する。

Fiscal Year 2019 Low or No-Emission (Low-No) Bus Program Projects
State Project Sponsor Project Description Funding Amount
AK City and Borough of Juneau (Capital Transit) The City and Borough of Juneau will receive funds to purchase new electric buses to replace aging diesel buses, associated charging infrastructure, and a back up generator. $2,600,000
AL Alabama A&M University Alabama A&M University will receive funds to replace diesel buses that have reached the end of useful life with zero-emission electric buses, including all related electrical charging station infrastructure. $1,700,000
AZ City of Tucson The City of Tucson will receive funds to purchase electric buses with dedicated charging stations and provide maintenance and first responder training for the new technology. $2,600,000
CA Southern California Association of Governments The Anaheim Transportation Network will receive funds to purchase advanced battery-electric buses. $2,000,000
CO Regional Transportation District The Denver Regional Transit District will receive funds for electric vehicles, charging stations, and infrastructure upgrades. $2,600,000
DC District Department of Transportation The District Department of Transportation will receive funds to purchase battery electric buses, which will replace diesel vehicles that are reaching the end of their useful life. $2,600,000
DE Delaware Transit Corporation The Delaware Transit Corporation will receive funds to purchase of battery electric buses with supporting equipment and infrastructure to replace diesel buses that have exceeded their useful life. $2,600,000
FL Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (LYNX) LYNX will receive funds for battery electric buses for the Downtown Orlando Circulator. $1,961,233
GA Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority will receive funds to purchase battery electric buses, plug-in chargers, and one on-route/opportunity charger to replace diesel buses that have far exceeded their useful lives. $2,600,000
IA Ames Transit Agency (CyRide) CyRide will receive funds for a deployment of battery electric buses to replace diesel buses that have exceeded their useful life, as well as battery chargers/dispensers and facility modifications to support this technology. $1,660,180
ID Valley Regional Transit Valley Regional Transit will receive funds to purchase battery-electric buses and charging stations as well as training of personnel. $3,000,000
IL Greater Peoria Mass Transit District The Greater Peoria Mass Transit District will receive funds to purchase electric vehicles to replace vehicles at the end of their useful life. $2,320,000
IN Bloomington Public Transportation Corporation The Bloomington Public Transportation Corporation will receive funds to purchase one battery electric bus along with an electric charging station and workforce training. $284,759
KS Topeka Metropolitan Transit Authority Topeka Metro will receive funds to purchase battery electric buses and chargers to replace diesel buses that will exceed useful life. $1,737,825
KY Transit Authority of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (Lextran) Lextran will receive funds toward the design and construction of a covered storage area and the incremental cost of additional zero emission vehicles. $2,200,000
LA Capital Area Transit System The Capital Area Transit System will receive funds to purchase electric buses for Bus Rapid Transit fleet expansion and agency transition to electric vehicles. $2,500,000
MA Massachusetts Department of Transportation The Massachusetts Department of Transportation will receive funds to purchase electric buses and install charging infrastructure. $2,200,000
MD Prince George’s County Prince George’s County will receive funds to purchase electric buses and chargers. $2,200,000
MI Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation SMART and the Detroit Department of Transportation will receive funds to purchase electric buses and charging units. $2,600,000
MN Metro Transit Metro Transit will receive funds for the design and construction of indoor overhead quick chargers as well as a solar power supply and a battery storage system. $2,500,000
MO City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri City Utilities will receive funds to purchase of battery electric buses to replace diesel buses that will have exceeded useful life, as well as charging stations and workforce development. $1,496,329
MS Coast Transit Authority Coast Transit will receive funds to purchase electric vehicles and support job training. $744,000
NC City of Raleigh (GoRaleigh) GoRaleigh will receive funds to purchase electric buses and chargers. $1,650,000
NE City of Lincoln (StarTran) StarTran will receive funds to purchase electric buses with charging stations, a transformer, and to provide staff training. $2,647,671
NM City of Albuquerque The City of Albuquerque will receive funds to purchase battery electric buses to replace buses that have exceeded their useful life, along with depot chargers and installation. $2,786,875
NV Tahoe Transportation District The Tahoe Transportation District will receive funds for the purchase and installation of vehicles, charging infrastructure, and maintenance facility upgrades. $2,125,000
NY Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority will receive funds to upgrade its Cold Spring Bus Maintenance Facility with the infrastructure needed to charge zero-emission battery-powered electric buses as they begin to be introduced into the Metro Bus fleet. $2,500,000
OH Central Ohio Transit Authority The Central Ohio Transit Authority will receive funds to purchase electric vehicles and infrastructure to replace buses at the end of their useful life. $2,600,000
OK Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority The Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority will receive funds to purchase electric buses and charging infrastructure. $2,991,000
OR Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon TriMet will receive funds to purchase zero-emission battery electric buses in lieu of purchasing replacement diesel buses. $2,088,579
PA Port Authority of Allegheny County The Port Authority of Allegheny County will receive funds to purchase battery electric buses as well as pay for associated tools and training of maintenance staff and drivers. $1,912,000
SC City of Rock Hill The City of Rock Hill will receive funds to purchase electric buses and associated infrastructure. $2,245,935
TN Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority The Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority will receive funds for all-electric transit coaches for use in fixed-route service to replace an equivalent number of vehicles that have exceeded their useful lives. $2,200,000
TX Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Metro will receive funds for battery electric buses to expand their electric bus fleet and evaluate the performance and interoperability of various technology providers and platforms. $2,600,000
UT City of St George (SunTran) SunTran will receive funds to purchase buses and chargers on the St George to Springdale route, including overnight chargers and on-route chargers at each terminus. $3,000,000
VT Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) VTrans will receive funds to purchase all-electric buses, associated charging equipment, and facility upgrades to support electric charging equipment for Advance Transit. $3,000,000
WA King County Metro Transit King County Metro will receive funds to purchase electric vehicles to replaces buses at the end of their useful life. $2,200,000
WI Milwaukee County Milwaukee County will receive funds to purchase battery-electric buses to replace diesel buses purchased near the end of their useful life. $1,700,000