Oceanside, CA - Isifunda saseNorth County Transit (NCTD) simema umphakathi, iziphathimandla zedolobha, namanye amaqembu anentshisekelo ukuthi abekhona emhlanganweni okhethekile kaNovemba 21, 2019 weBhodi Yabaqondisi ozoqala ngo-1: 00 ntambama Umhlangano Okhethekile uzohlinzeka ngezibuyekezo ezibalulekile maqondana isimo sobuchwepheshe be-zero-emission bus (ZEB) kanye nezinhlelo ezithile zokuqalisa ze-NCTD, kanye nezethulo ezivela kumxhumanisi wokuqalisa ukusebenza kwe-ZEB we-NCTD STV, Inc., maqondana nesimo sobuchwepheshe be-ZEB kanye nohlelo lokuqalisa lwe-NCTD. Ngokwengeziwe, lo Mhlangano Okhethekile uzobandakanya nesethulo esivela ku-Chief Executive Officer weSifunda sase-Alameda-Contra Costa Transit (i-AC Transit), uMichael Hursh, maqondana nohlelo lwabo lweHydrogen Bus. Ibhasi likagesi elivela eSan Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) nebhasi le-hydrogen cell cell elivela eSunLine Transit Agency lizovezwa ngo-12: 30 ntambama kuya ku-2: 00 ntambama ehhovisi le-NCTD General Administration Office eliku-810 Mission Avenue, Olwandle.
NgoDisemba 2018, iCalifornia Air Resources Board (CARB) yamukela i-Innovative Clean Transit Regulation (ICT) yezinhlangano zezokuthutha. I-ICT idinga ukuthi zonke izinhlangano zokuhamba zomphakathi zishintshele kumikhumbi ye-ZEB engamaphesenti ayi-100 ngonyaka ka-2040. I-ICT iyahambisana futhi isekela izinqubomgomo zombuso, kufaka phakathi iSustainable Communities and Climate Protection Programme (SB 375) kanye noMthetho Ohlanzekile Wokuncipha Kokungcola (SB) 350) kugxile ekwehliseni ukukhishwa kwegesi engcolisa ukushisa. Ngaphambi kwegunya lokulawulwa kwe-CARB, i-NCTD yayivele isebenzela ukufeza ubuchwepheshe be-ZEB. Ngo-Ephreli 2017, i-NCTD yenza isivumelwano neSan Diego Gas & Electric (SDG & E) esizosiza ukufaka ezinye izingqalasizinda ezibucayi ezidingekayo ekusebenzeni. Ngokwengeziwe, ngo-Ephreli 2018, i-NCTD yanikezwa isibonelelo se- $ 1.2 million esivela ku-Federal Transit Administration ukusiza ukuxhasa ukuthengwa kwamabhasi anikwe amandla ngebhethri. I-NCTD isanda kufaka isicelo sesibonelelo kuVolkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust se- $ 3.2 million esizosiza ukuxhasa ukuthengwa kwamabhasi aphethwe yi-hydrogen.
I-NCTD yaqala inqubo yokwakha uhlelo lokukhishwa kwe-ZEB oludingekayo lwe-CARB ngoFebhuwari 2019. Abasebenzi baqale baphothula ukubuyekezwa kokuqala kwezidingo zokufakwa kwemikhumbi ezidingekayo ukuhambisana ne-ICT ngo-2040. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-NCTD igcine umxhumanisi we-STV, Inc. ukuhlola imoto ye-NCTD , indawo, nezidingo zokusebenza, futhi inikeze ukuhlaziywa okugcwele, izincomo, imibhalo yokuthengwa kwempahla, kanye nezinhlelo zobunjiniyela zezikhungo zokuhlangabezana nezidingo zohlelo lwe-ZEB.
Ngokuya ngolwazi oluqoqwe ezingxoxweni nama-ejensi athenga futhi athumela ubuchwepheshe bokukhipha u-zero kanye nemininingwane ephathelene nezidingo zengqalasizinda ze-ZEB kwa-STV, i-NCTD ilindele ukuthenga ama-ZEBs ayi-14 (amandla webhethri ayi-6 kanye ne-hydrogen eyisishiyagalombili) ngaphambi kuka-8. Lokhu kuzosetshenziswa ukuvala ukuthengwa kwe-ZEB okudingeka esikhathini esizayo kwe-ICT kuze kube u-2023 noma u-2025, kunikeze i-NCTD isikhathi sokutadisha ngokwanele ukusebenza kwama-ZEB endaweni yokusebenza ye-NCTD. I-NCTD ilinganisela ukuthi izindleko eziphelele zokuthuthukiswa kwezindawo nokuthengwa kwezimoto zizoqala kusuka ku- $ 2026 million kuya ku- $ 194 million yamabhasi anikwe amandla ngamabhethri, futhi zisuke ku- $ 217 million ziye ku- $ 188 million yamabhasi aphehlwa i-hydrogen.
"Ukusebenzisa amabhasi kagesi kanye ne-hydrogen emikhunjini ye-NCTD kuzoba igxathu elikhulu ekuhlanzeni umoya nasekunciphiseni ukuphuma kwezomoya," kusho usihlalo webhodi le-NCTD kanye ne-Encinitas City Councilmember Tony Kranz. "I-NCTD ibheke ukuletha lobu buchwepheshe obusha emiphakathini yethu ngenkathi ikhulisa ikusasa eliluhlaza."
