Gabe Klein’s job is to help break down barriers to electrifying transportation, the nation’s top source of greenhouse gas emissions.
” and helping to found an urban transportation consulting group, Klein said he’s taking that approach to his first federal role, as executive director of the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, which was created under last year’s infrastructure bill.
Q: You’ve spoken about riding an electric bike in D.C., but also the importance of electric pickup trucks. How have you used electric transportation in your own life?From an electrification standpoint, what people are going to realize over time is the quality of the transportation system is going to be significantly higher. The quality of their personal experience will be higher.
A: We’re supporting the Federal Transit Administration and its $5.5 billion program around transit electrification. We will be supporting the EPA Clean School Bus program, which is another $5 billion program in support of electric school bus deployments.But the sky’s the limit. Congress established nine major areas of emphasis.
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