Massachusetts Awarding $15.5M to Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Projects; $1.8M for 8 Electric School Buses

In December, the Patrick Administration awarded grants and announced new investments in three programs to support alternative fuel vehicles and related infrastructure across Massachusetts, including the launch of an electric school bus pilot.

The Clean Vehicle Project will further promote the adoption of electric vehicles in Massachusetts through publicly accessible charging stations and replace or convert more than 200 public and private fleet vehicles currently powered by gasoline and diesel with vehicles fueled by natural gas, propane, electricity, solar electric and hybrid technologies.

The grant program, available to public and private fleets, will be administered by the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) and funded with $11.7 million in Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration.  DOER will solicit project proposals in the coming months.

Massachusetts Awarding $15.5M to Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Projects; $1.8M for 8 Electric School Buses