Electrification of Transit Buses in the United States Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

ABSTRACT: The transportation sector is the largest emitter of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) in the United States. Increased use of public transit and electrification of public transit could help reduce these emissions. The electrification of public transit systems could also reduce air pollutant emissions in densely populated areas, where air pollution disproportionally burdens vulnerable communities with high health impacts and associated social costs. We analyze the life cycle emissions of transit buses powered by electricity, diesel, gasoline, and compressed natural gas and model GHGs and air pollutants mitigated for a transition to a fully electric U.S. public transit bus fleet using transit agency-level data. The electrification of the U.S. bus fleet would reduce several conventional air poll

SUBMITTER: Martinez SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10919085 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature