What Would Happen if We Electrified Every Bus in America?

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By Kea WilsonMay 14, 2024, 12:02 am892 ptsInteresting
America would reap massive public health and emissions-reduction benefits from electrifying its bus fleet, a new study confirms — even if we only replace the diesel buses that are too old to run anyway, or focus all our energies on greening the largest cities alone. Contrary to the weirdly persistent myth…

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