MIAMI – The Florida Office of Environmental Safety stated this week that $68 million will be divided amongst 13 counties relocating from diesel to electrical buses.
The income, coming from Florida’s share of a 2016 settlement involving Volkswagen and the U.S. Section of Justice more than emissions violations, is predicted to cover the fees of 227 electrical buses in Alachua, Broward, Duval, Escambia, Hillsborough, Leon, Marion, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Orange, Palm Beach, Pasco and Pinellas counties.
The condition beforehand declared that income from its $166 million share of the $14.7 billion Volkswagen settlement would go to faculty districts in Broward, Manatee, Miami-Dade, Orange, Palm Seaside, Pinellas and Sarasota counties to obtain 218 electrical college buses.
Also, the U.S. Section of Transportation introduced this month that $42 million was headed to the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Lee County and the condition for small- and no-emission buses, products and employee instruction.
