As work continues on a new Arlington Transit bus facility in Green Valley, Arlington is taking steps to make it work for electric buses. Electrifying buses is part of the county’s goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. To reach that goal, it needs to buy battery-powered electric buses and have a place to charge them.
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PV Magazine
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Maryland.gov
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The Diamondback
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National and International News
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Inside Climate News
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Utility Dive
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Politico
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The Washington Post
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U.S. Offers $1B to Global Climate Fund After Six-Year Hiatus
E&E News
President Joe Biden will encourage major economies Thursday to ramp up their emissions reduction efforts and sign on to a pledge to make half of all car sales zero-emissions by 2030.