AGENCIES FEAR FEDERAL FUNDING SHORTFALL MAY HURT ARB ZEV BUS GOALS

A coalition of transit agencies is raising concerns that federal funding constraints may stall the advancement of fuel cell technology and jeopardize the air board's planned expansion of its zero-emission bus (ZEB) program. But an air board spokesman dismissed those concerns, saying the board is not dependent on the funding. Expansion of bus fuel cell technology is seen by the Air Resources Board as one of several key strategies to develop clean alternative energy sources, which could be applied to...