What is Biggest Trend Currently Witnessed in U.S. Electric Bus Market?
In the U.S., the transportation industry is responsible for around 14% of the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, as per an article published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2019, which also said that the country was the second-largest GHG emitter in the world, after China. Thus, the focus on reducing the emissions and, ultimately, the rate of air quality degradation, is high here. This is why governments at the federal, state, and county levels are providing heavy funding to procure electric vehicles (EVs), majorly for the public transport system.
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This is the primary reason the U.S. electric bus market is predicted to grow to $1,554.5 million by 2024 from $445.7 million in 2018, at a 23.9% CAGR during 2019–2024 (forecast period). Some of the prominent policies under which the state governments have been offered grants for purchasing such automobiles are the Low or No Emission Grant, Urbanized Area Formula Funding program, School Bus Rebate program, and Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grant program.
Currently, the focus on adding electric buses to the fleets of schools is rather high in the country. The U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) estimated that in 2018, more than 95% of the school buses in the country were running on diesel. With the rising concerns about air pollution as a result of the combustion of fossil fuels in vehicle engines, numerous states are taking initiatives to convert the school bus fleets to electric variants. In March 2018, the EPA provided funding of $8.7 million for the purchase of 450 electric buses for 141 school fleets, in 32 U.S. states.
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