Costly Utility Rates Could Jeopardize MTA’s Move to All-Electric Buses
The MTA, which runs the largest public bus system in the country, plans to transition its entire fleet of 5,800 buses fleet to battery-powered electric vehicles by 2040. But it can’t afford to go through with the environmentally friendly move unless utility companies give the transit agency a hefty discount on its electricity bill.
“The older models for how we charge for electricity that uses demand charges are not really flexible,” said Alissa Burger, regional policy director at the nonprofit CALSTART. “We shouldn’t punish [electric vehicles] because they’re new, innovative technologies. Let’s change the system and the way we price electricity to be relevant and appropriate for current day technology.”
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