Igunya leZibuko laseNew York naseNew Jersey liza kuthenga iimoto ezili-18 zeProterra Catalyst E2 ngenkonzo yesiphekepheke kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya iJohn F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), iNewark Liberty International Airport (EWR) kunye neLaGuardia Airport (LGA), ezimele esinye sombane omkhulu izibophelelo zeebhasi zalo naliphi na igunya lesikhululo seenqwelomoya eMelika. Iibhasi ezintandathu zebhetri zombane sele zisebenza kwi-JFK, kunye ne-LGA kunye ne-EWR kwisithuba ngasinye sokuhambisa ezinye ezintandathu kwi-2019.

"IGunya leZibuko liyaqhubeka nokukhangela iindlela ezinobuchule kunye ne-eco-friendly zokuxhasa ukukhula kwezikhululo zeenqwelo moya," utshilo uMlawuli oPhetheyo wePort Rick Cotton. "Ngokubonelela ngesikhululo seenqwelomoya esizinzileyo kunye nokuzisa amava abakhweli, siyaqhubeka nokuzinikela kwethu ekunciphiseni iarhente yendlela."

IGunya leZibuko lisebenza nge-JFK, LGA kunye ne-EWR, zidibene ziqulathe eyona nkqubo ixakeke kakhulu e-United States. I-JFK isebenza ngaphezulu kwabagibeli abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-59 ngonyaka, kubandakanya uninzi lwabakhweli bamanye amazwe kuso nasiphi na isikhululo seenqwelomoya eUnited States, nezigidi ezingama-32 ngonyaka. Ngokufikelela kwiibhasi zombane zebhetri-zombane, abakhweli kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya baya kuba nakho ukonwabela izibonelelo zetekhnoloji yokuhamba ngobuninzi, kubandakanya umgangatho ophucukileyo womoya woluntu kunye namava omkhweli othuleyo.

Isingeniso seJFK sandisa umkhondo wesithuthi sombane sikaProterra kunxweme olusempuma, ukuxhasa iinjongo zeNew York kunye neNew Jersey zokunyusa ukomelela kwezothutho, ukunciphisa ukuxinana nokuphucula umgangatho womoya.

Ngokudityaniswa kweJFK, i-LGA kunye ne-EWR, izikhululo zeenqwelo moya ezisixhenxe zaseMelika ngoku ziye za-odola okanye zahambisa iibhasi zombane zeProterra, kubandakanya ne-Silicon Valley's Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC), Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU), Sacramento International Airport ( I-SMF) kunye ne-Honolulu International Airport (HNL), egxininisa imeko yakutshanje yokufakelwa kombane kwizithuthi zothutho lomhlaba. Kwangoko ukuwa, iNdlu yeeNgwevu ityikitye umthetho i-FAA Reauthorization Bill yeminyaka emihlanu, eyandisa isithuthi esingasebenziyo kunye nenkxaso-mali yeziseko zophuhliso phantsi kweNkqubo yokuKhutshwa kweZikhululo eziPhezulu zeVolthi (VALE). Izikhululo zeenqwelomoya zase-US ngoku zilungele ukufumana izibonelelo zenkqubo ye-VALE kwiindawo ezingafumanekiyo ezisetyenziselwa ukuhambisa abakhweli kwiindawo ezingaphandle kwesikhululo seenqwelomoya kwimijikelezo yomsebenzi eyenzelwe kuphela, kwaye inkxaso-mali ye-FAA inokudityaniswa nebhetri okanye ukuqeshisa ngebhasi.

Ngo-2016, iPort Authority yaphumelela iMbasa yeGreen Fleet, eyayiqonda njengeyona ndawo iluhlaza kunayo yonke phakathi kwezikhululo zeenqwelo moya zesizwe. Sebenzisa ibhetri ye-18 ibhetri-yombane iibhasi zeCatalyst endaweni yezithuthi zedizili kunokuthintela malunga ne-49.5 yezigidi zeepawundi zokukhutshwa kwe-CO2 ngaphezulu kweminyaka eli-12 yobomi beebhasi kwaye ugcine ngaphezulu kwezigidi ezi-2 zeelitha zepetroli yedizili. Ukongeza kwizibonelelo zokusingqongileyo, iibhasi zombane ezintsha kulindeleke ukuba zibe nefuthe elihle kumgangatho osezantsi wePort Authority ngenxa yokuncitshiswa kokugcinwa kunye neendleko zokusebenza.

"Olu thumelo lumele enye yezibophelelo ezinkulu kwizithuthi ezingaphumeleli ukungabikho kukhupha nasiphi na isigunyaziso kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya e-US, kwaye siqhwabela izandla injongo yePort Authority yokuguqula zonke iinqwelo zabo zeebhasi zibe bubuchwephesha bezithuthi zombane," utshilo uRyan Popple, umphathi we-Proterra. “Siyazingca ngokunceda iNew York neNew Jersey ukuba bazise iteknoloji yeebhasi zombane kuyo yonke inkqubo yezikhululo zeenqwelo moya ePort Authority. Izikhululo zeenqwelomoya zaseKennedy, iLaGuardia kunye neNewark ziyindlela yokungena kwilizwe lethu. Ukucoceka, ukuthula, iibhasi zombane ze-Proterra-eziyilwe zenziwa eMelika-ziya kwenza umbono wokuqala kubakhenkethi abavela kwihlabathi liphela. ”

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Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and LaGuardia Airport (LGA), representing one of the largest electric bus fleet commitments of any airport authority in the United States.
airports are now eligible for VALE program grants in non-attainment areas used to carry passengers to off-airport locations on dedicated airport-only duty cycles, and the FAA funding can also be combined with a battery or bus lease.
In addition to the environmental benefits, the new electric buses are expected to positively impact the Port Authority’s bottom line due to reduced maintenance and operating costs.