Besides feeding local regional transit existing bus fleet and its expansion over the next years, this new fuelling station will be also available for Twin Rivers Unified School District and neighbouring transit agencies. Partners will provide $4.2 million in matching funds for the project.
According to the commission, vehicles fuelled by the station will replace more than 2.6 million gallons of petroleum-based diesel each year, and reduce emissions by more than 7,600 tons of carbon dioxide annually.
The commission has approved in total 11 awards that leverage almost $20 million in state funding with $9.3 million in federal stimulus and $39 million in private funds for projects that put more natural gas-powered, hybrid and electric trucks and buses on the road.
