The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) is a non-profit U.S. organization which, over the last 30 years, has been helping to encourage the uptake of zero-emission vehicles across the medium- and heavy-duty U.S. transportation sector.

Zero-emission vehicle uptake in the U.S. in the context of electric passenger cars has already seen impressive growth, but when it comes to public transit, particularly buses, there’s still a large task ahead for transit operators to make their fleets cleaner. The transition to zero emissions often takes place over decades and requires the analysis of every aspect of transit operations, from the remaining life of existing vehicles, to potential funding programs that the operator could be eligible for – such as the U.S. Federal Transit Administration’s Low- or No-Emission Vehicle program.

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