As more and more transit agencies look to electrification of their fleets, the real issue has become finding ways to fund the actual purchase of the vehicles for those who want to go completely electric.
The good news is that there are currently three federal grant programs — FTA’s Bus and Bus Facilities, FTA’s Low or No Emission Vehicle Program, and the USDOT Tiger/BUILD — available for transit agencies to apply for, in addition to Volkswagen diesel emissions settlement funds and local state grant and voucher programs, particularly in states like California.
