Oceanside, CA - I-Federal Transit Administration (FTA) isanda kunikeza iNorth County Transit District (NCTD) amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-1.2 ukuze isekele ukuthengwa kwamabhasi kagesi akhipha i-zero azothatha indawo yamabhasi edizili emkhunjini we-NCTD.
Ngokusho kwe-California Air Resources Board, umkhakha wezokuthutha wenza ama-39% ayo yonke igesi ebamba ukushisa (GHG) e-California. ENingizimu ye-California iphesenti le-GHG elikhishwa emkhakheni wezokuthutha liphezulu kakhulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ucwaningo lwakamuva lubonise ukuwohloka kwekhwalithi yomoya eSifundazweni Sase-San Diego, okufike umvuthwandaba ngebanga lakamuva le-American Lung Association elithi “F” ngekhwalithi yomoya yemibiko ethi “State of the Air” yango-2016 no-2017. Uma kucatshangelwa ukuthi ezokuthutha ziwumthombo omkhulu we-GHG kanye nethuluzi elibalulekile ekunciphiseni lokho kukhishwa, kuyaqashelwa ukuthi izimoto ezihlanzekile nezibaseli ziyadingeka ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwe-petroleum, ukuhlangabezana nezindinganiso zekhwalithi yomoya, ukwenza ngcono impilo yomphakathi, kanye nokuzuza. umgomo wokunciphisa igesi ebamba ukushisa.
Kule minyaka emibili edlule, i-NCTD ibisebenza ukusungula ubudlelwano bomphakathi nobuzimele ukuze kusekelwe ukuqaliswa kobuchwepheshe bebhasi elikhipha i-zero. NgeNtwasahlobo ka-2017, i-NCTD yasungula isivumelwano esingabopheli ne-San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) esisekela ukuthunyelwa kwesiphakamiso ku-California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) esizosekela ukufakwa, ukusebenza, nokugcinwa kwengqalasizinda eshajayo. I-NCTD. Lesi siphakamiso sisalindile ku-CPUC futhi isinqumo silindeleke ngekota yokuqala ka-2019.
Iphrojekthi ye-NCTD ibingomunye wamaphrojekthi ayi-139 ezweni lonke i-FTA eyawakhetha njengengxenye yenqubo yokuncintisana yesibonelelo sikahulumeni ngaphansi kohlelo lwe-FTA Buses and Bus Facilities Investment Infrastructure Investment. I-FTA ithole izicelo ezingaphezu kwama-450 futhi yaklonyeliswa ngezimali eziyizigidi ezingama- $264.4.
“Lo mklomelo uyisinyathelo esikhulu esibheke emikhumbini engayilungele imvelo,” kusho uMatthew Tucker, uMqondisi Omkhulu we-NCTD. “Eminyakeni eminingi edlule, i-NCTD yaqala ukunciphisa ukukhishwa kwegesi ngokushintsha iningi lamabhasi ethu e-BREEZE ukusuka edizili ukuya egesi yemvelo ecindezelwe kakhulu; manje, sizosebenzela ukufaka ubuchwepheshe bamabhasi akhipha i-zero ezinhlelweni zethu zokushintshwa kwemikhumbi kanye nokunwetshwa.”
Ngokungeziwe emklomelweni we-FTA nengqalasizinda engaba khona ecaciswe esivumelwaneni phakathi kwe-NCTD ne-SDG&E, i-NCTD inenhlanhla yokuba umamukeli Wohlelo Lokusebenza Lokuhamba Kwekhabhoni Ephansi (LCTOP). I-LCTOP yasungulwa yisiShayamthetho sase-California ngo-2014 yiSenate Bill 862 ukuze inikeze usizo olusebenzayo nolwemali kuma-ejensi ezokuthutha ukuze kuncishiswe ukukhishwa kwesisi esibamba ukushisa kanye nokwenza ngcono ukuhamba. I-NCTD ilinganiselwa ukuthi izothola u-$1,610,043 (kuncike ekuthengisweni kwekhredithi yekhabhoni) ezimalini ze-LCTOP futhi ihlongoza Ibhodi Labaqondisi le-NCTD emhlanganweni weBhodi ka-April 2018 ukuthi izimali zisetshenziselwe ukuthengwa kwamabhasi amahlanu akhishwa yiziro.
Ezinyangeni ezizayo, i-NCTD izoqala izifundo zokuhlola izimoto ezikhishwa yiziro ezisemakethe, ihlole imizila yamabhasi e-NCTD engasebenzisa amabhasi amasha, futhi inqume ukuthuthukiswa kwesikhungo okudingekayo ukuze kusekelwe ukusebenza kwamabhasi angenayo i-zero emission. Ubambiswano ne-SDG&E kanye noxhaso lwezimali oluvela ku-LCTOP kanye ne-FTA kuhlanganiswe nokwenyuka kwemali yezokuthutha yezwe evela ku-Senate Bill 1 kuzokwenza i-NCTD ikwazi ukuxhasa ukuqaliswa kwamabhasi akhipha i-zero azosekela umgomo we-NCTD wokuhlinzeka ngesevisi yezokuthutha ephephile, ethembekile, nephumelelayo.
Ukuze uthole olunye ulwazi mayelana ne-NCTD, vakashela I-GoNCTD.com.
Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana nephrojekthi yengqalasizinda ye-SDG&E, Chofoza lapha.
