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(2022–2026) to help modernize bus fleets and bus facilities across the country, focused on helping transit agencies purchase or lease low- or no-emission vehicles and necessary charging or fueling infrastructure.</p> <p>Entities currently receiving Low-No funds, planning to apply for Low-No funds, or using other DOT Federal Transit Administration program funds for clean buses can contact the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation for <a href="/contact/?inquiry=transit">technical assistance</a> to plan for and deploy clean transit buses.</p> </div> <div class="tablet:grid-col-4"> <div class="usa-card margin-top-30-mobile"> <div class="usa-card__container top-highlight-card"> <div class="usa-card__body"> <h2 class="usa-card__heading"><a href="/ride">Ride Electric</a></h2> <p>Learn how the Joint Office and partner agencies are supporting the transition to zero-emission school buses.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="schools usa-card-group-margin-top"> <div 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bus performance in high temperatures.</li> <li><strong><a href="/files/transit-cold-weather-help-sheet.pdf">Cold Weather Impacts on Battery-Electric Transit Buses Help Sheet</a>:</strong> Learn how cold weather impacts electric transit buses and review recommended approaches for optimizing bus performance in low temperatures.</li> <li><strong><a href="https://www.transit.dot.gov/lowno">Low or No Emission Vehicle Program</a>:</strong> Funding for state and local governmental authorities to purchase or lease zero-emission and low-emission transit buses, as well as acquisition, construction, and leasing of required supporting facilities</li> <li><strong><a href="https://www.transportation.gov/dot-navigator">DOT Navigator</a>:</strong> Tool that helps communities understand the best ways to apply for grants and to plan for and deliver transformative infrastructure projects and services</li> <li><strong><a href="https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-programs/environmental-programs/fta-transit-bus-electrification-tool">Transit Bus Electrification Tool</a>:</strong> Tool that estimates the partial lifecycle greenhouse gas emission savings associated with replacing standard bus fleets with low-emission or zero-emission transit buses</li> <li><strong><a href="https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-guidance/environmental-programs/ftas-transit-greenhouse-gas-emissions-estimator">Transit Greenhouse Gas Emissions Estimator</a>:</strong> Tool that estimates the partial lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions and energy use from the construction, operation, and maintenance phases of a project across select transit modes</li> <li><strong><a href="https://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/180811.aspx">Guidebook for Deploying Zero-Emission Transit Buses</a>:</strong> Report that provides transit agencies with information on current best practices for zero-emission bus deployments and lessons learned from previous deployments, industry experts, and available industry resources</li> <li><strong><a href="https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/2021-01/FTA_Report_No._0097.pdf">Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transit Projects鈥擯rogrammatic Assessment</a>:</strong> Report on whether certain types of proposed transit projects merit detailed analysis of their greenhouse gas emissions that provides a source of data and analysis for future projects</li> <li><strong><a href="https://afdc.energy.gov/vice_model/">Vehicle and Infrastructure Cash-Flow Evaluation Model</a>:</strong> Tool that helps fleet managers assess the financial soundness of converting vehicles to battery electric buses</li> <li><strong><a href="https://afdc.energy.gov/case/3086">SunLine Transit Demonstrates Excellence in Zero Emission Transit</a>:</strong> Case study about a California transit agency that operates four battery electric buses and 16 hydrogen fuel cell electric buses</li> </ul> </div> </div> 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