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Another African country targets fossil-free electric transit by 2030

Another African country targets fossil-free electric transit by 2030

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Kampala skyline, by Asilia Africa. The African nation of Uganda has announced a new National E-Mobility Strategy that it hopes will energize its manufacturing sector by transitioning the country’s public transit sector fully away from fossil fuels by 2030. Uganda’s National E-Mobility Strategy aims to transition the nation’s system of transit buses and motorcycle taxis to EVs by 2030 to supports its push to further into the automotive manufacturing sector. The $1.7 billion strategy also includes the deployment of up to 3,500 public EV charging stations, which will make it easier for more Ugandans to buy electric vehicles (probably affordable Chinese ones). In addition, the strategy’s proponents project a 12.5% contribution to Uganda’s GDP, the creation of more than 500,000 green manufacturing jobs, and a reduction of more than 25% in the nation’s total transportation-related emissions. “The government has made electric mobility a key driver of sustainable development,” explains Winstone Katushabe, commissioner for transport regulation and safety at the Ministry of Works and Transport. “I think very soon you will be seeing some buses in …

InspireNOLA deploys state’s largest electric bus fleet

InspireNOLA deploys state’s largest electric bus fleet

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With the recent deployment of fully 42 battery electric school buses, InspireNOLA Charter Schools is providing smooth, quiet, and emissions-free transportation for thousands of students in and around New Orleans. Operated by Louisiana-based A&S Transportation and Highland Electric Fleets, the new electric bus fleet replaces the same number of diesel buses while maintaining reliable service across 58 routes covering more than 3,400 miles per day. Figuring approx. 181 tons of harmful carbon emissions per bus, per school year. That’s a significant ~5,790 tons of carbon saved – a number that translates to hundreds of thousands of dollars in community health benefits every year. Replacing an average diesel school bus in the US fleet in 2017 with an electric one resulted in $84,200 in total benefits per individual bus. Each electric school bus emitted 181 fewer metric tons of carbon dioxide than its diesel counterpart, amounting to $40,400 worth of climate benefits. Meanwhile, each electric school bus was associated with $43,800 in health savings, from less air pollution and reduced rates of mortality and childhood asthma. HARVARD …