12 California agencies receive $135.2 million for new zero-emission vehicles

KTLA ^ | December 13, 2024 | : Iman Palm

[artichokegrower]

Twelve California recipients have been awarded $135.2 million by the Environmental Protection Agency to purchase a combined total of 455 zero-emission vehicles, Senator Alex Padilla announced on Friday.

The funding comes from the Inflation Reduction Act as part of EPA’s new Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program.

[artichokegrower]

My local county regional transit district bought 8 Protera electric buses at $1 million each. Then Protera went out of business. Just taking up space at the bus yard now.

[Larry Lucido]

So is that $300,000 per vehicle? I can’t do math in my head very well.

[No name given]

Around 300 grand per vehicle. That’s the demonrat party for you, always overspending on things that fail to work.

[17th Miss Regt]

It is.

[Wally_Kalbacken]

Gettin’ the cash out the door in the waning days of Biden’s spendthrift administration. Jeezus, January 20 at noon cannot come soon enough!

[Larry Lucido]

Thanks. :-)

[Larry Lucido]

Indeed.

[Navy Patriot]

12 California agencies receive $135.2 million for new zero-emission vehicles

I'm glad California Bureaucrats will be riding bicycles, and will not be allowed to pass gas while riding them.

[MtnClimber]

So is that $300,000 per vehicle?

What a deal. For that amount I would expect only 2 0r 3.

[kiryandil]

Nothing says “inflation reduction” like 298 grand for a pick-em-up truck.

[Lockbox]

$296,000 per vehicle? About two times diesel powered! Must be nice to be able to pay 2X for something, especially when it’s not your money!

[quantim]

“...always overspending on things that fail to work.”

With our money put on the national debt to pay for the worst legislation in modern times. And of course printing money to pay for it causing the inflation we see today.

[lee martell]

Today’s version of a White Elephant.
An offer you cannot refuse!

[dragnet2]

The Inflation Reduction Act as part of EPA’s new bla bla bs.

Biden seen here discussing the Inflation Reduction Act.

[oldasrocks]

I have a zero emission vehicle I would sell them at a discount for only $189,000. 95 van that doesn’t run so zero emissions. You could sit in it and listen to the radio if ou would put a battery in it.

[Redleg Duke]

Only $297,142.86 per vehicle! Hell of a deal!!!

[dynachrome]

10 bicycles?

[econjack]

I think I'll wait until they get it right.

[Saintgermain]

From what I read they bought 8 (eight) electric vehicles @ one (1) mil each, last I checked that makes 8 x 1 mil or 8 mils. How do you come up with 300 K. Just wondering not that it matters. But please correct me if I read it wrong, as I been wrong before.

[rktman]

Net zero, like x-gender, doesn’t exist here.