During the heatwave that swept the East Coast, a new electrically powered public transportation bus caught on fire as it sat in the bus parking lot, according to fire officials. According to the authorities, the lithium-ion battery was responsible for the fire that broke out on the electric bus
Public Act 22-25
- Governor Ned Lamont (CT-D) announced a new State Law that requires Connecticut to transfer all State vehicles to electrical power
- The measures in this unprecedented law mean cleaner air, better health outcomes, and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions
- According to the news release, the bill's provisions include: Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Standards, State Fleet Electrification, Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric Automobile Purchase Rebate (CHEAPR) Program, Zero Emission School Buses, Traffic Signal Grant Program
EV Charging Requirements
- Requires a certain percentage of parking spaces in certain new construction to be equipped with either EV charging stations or charging station infrastructure.
- This is a new law that includes a number of actions that will allegedly help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transportation sector, improve air quality and health outcomes for Connecticut residents, and help to mitigate impacts from the climate crisis, according to the news release.
- On Saturday morning, during the heatwave that swept the East Coast, a new electrically powered public transportation bus caught on fire as it sat in the bus parking lot, according to fire officials.
- “This historic law does so many great things that will benefit the residents of Connecticut, improving air quality and health outcomes while also helping to mitigate the climate crisis,” Governor Lamont said.
- Lithium-ion battery fires are difficult to extinguish due to the thermal chemical process that produces great heat and continually reignites, the fire officials said in a statement.
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