LOS ALAMOS CURRENTLY HAS A DIESEL FLEET OF BUSES, BUT NOW HAS FUNDS TO PURCHASE NEW ZERO-EMISSION BATTERY ELECTRIC BUSES. AND THE FEDERAL FUNDING HAS BEEN SECURED BY NEW MEXICO SENATORS TOM UDALL, MARTIN HEINRICH AND CONGRESSMAN BEN RAY LUJAN, ALL DEMOCRATS.
THE U-S TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT AWARDED LOS ALAMOS ATOMIC CITY TRANSIT NEARLY 1-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS THROUGH THE LOW OR NO EMISSION GRANT PROGRAM. THE BUS SYSTEM PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION IN BOTH LOS ALAMOS AND WHITE ROCK, AS WELL AS SHUTTLE SERVICE TO BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT DURING PEAK VISITOR SEASON.
UDALL SAYS INTRODUCING THE ELECTRIC BUSES IN LOS ALAMOS ARE CHEAPER TO MAINTAIN AND FURTHER DEMONSTRATES THE STATE’S GROWING COMMITMENT TO CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY.
