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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Subject
SUBJECT: ZERO EMISSION BUS (ZEB) PROGRAM UPDATE
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE status report on the ZEB Program in response to Motion 31.1.
Issue
ISSUE
At its April 2024 meeting, the Board approved Motion 31.1 (Attachment A) by Directors Yaroslavsky, Bass, Krekorian, Dupont-Walker, and Solis, which reaffirmed its commitment to transitioning Metro's bus fleet to zero-emission by 2030. The Motion directed staff to report back to the Board at its September 2024 meeting with a more detailed plan to deliver a 100% zero-emission bus fleet. Staff has prepared a more detailed plan that also ensures Metro's ability to continue providing reliable bus service, including availability of operations and maintenance funding to support the full seven million annualized revenue service hours as planned through the NextGen Bus Plan.
Background
BACKGROUND
In July 2017, the Board approved Motion 50 by Directors Bonin, Garcetti, Najarian, Hahn, and Solis (Attachment B), which endorsed a ZEB Strategic Plan to transition Metro's entire bus fleet to zero-emissions by 2030. This was contingent on cost and performance equivalence with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses and continued advancements in charging infrastructure. In 2018, the California Air Resources Board (CARB)'s Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) regulation mandated that all transit agencies in the state operate zero-emission fleets by 2040. In addition, ICT ZEB purchase requirements for large transit agencies require 25% of bus purchases to be zero emissions by 2023, 50% by 2026, and 100% by 2029. Metro has met all state-mandated program requirements a decade earlier than the ICT mandate of 2029. In September 2019, Metro awarded its final option for CNG buses and committed to having 100% zero emissions in all future procurements. Furthermore, since October 2020, Metro ha...
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