The City of Tucson is also working on a new program which will harvest methane from the Los Reales landfill and convert it into compressed natural gas for the fleet.
It's part of the federal government's infrastructure law, this year pumping $1.7 billion into public transit around the country for low- and no-emissions buses. That translates into 1,700 American-made buses, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.Tucson is receiving $21.4 million of those funds, and will put the money toward 39 new compressed natural gas buses.
And while the 39 new CNG buses will help lower Sun Tran's overall emission by 2,480 metric tons, according to the city, Thomure says the ultimate goal for Tucson's public transit is more ambitious. Thomure told KGUN 9 they're replacing old buses with a mix of electric and CNG buses at this time, planning to acquire buses with the latest electric vehicle technology when they eventually go all-electric in future years.
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