Electric school buses are a breath of fresh air for children | Nearly $1B in federal funding could help clean up the unequal health impacts of diesel pollution.::Nearly $1B in federal funding will help decarbonize transportation and clean up some of the unequal health impacts of diesel pollution

    • barsoap@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Did you know that regular buses also come in electrical variants?

      Even more shockingly: So do trams and metros.

    • FluffyPotato@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Neither do school busses since only kids take those. If like most people took the bus instead of drove that would help immensely even if it was the most polluting bus ever.

      • set_secret@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        um wtf? We all wearing gas masks or something? You realise diesel fumes are toxic to people right? Kids catching buses spewing toxic gas is not a good situation. I think you’re focusing on the climate changing issue of pollution and not the pressing issue, which is the toxic fumes that come from diesel buses.

        • FluffyPotato@lemm.ee
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          1 year ago

          What kind of weird busses do you have in the states? Most busses (And a large amount of cars) here run on diesel and have no such issue.