Izikhumulo zezindiza iJFK, LaGuardia kanye neNewark ezifaka amabutho ezokuthutha phansi

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I-Port Authority yaseNew York naseNew Jersey izothenga izimoto ezingu-18 ze-Proterra Catalyst E2 ukuze zisebenze e-John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) kanye ne-LaGuardia Airport (LGA), emele enye yezindawo ezinkulu zikagesi. izibopho zemikhumbi yamabhasi zanoma yisiphi isiphathimandla sezindiza e-United States. Amabhasi ayisithupha kulawa kagesi webhethri asevele esebenza e-JFK, kanti i-LGA ne-EWR ngalinye lizokhipha amanye ayisithupha ngo-2019.

"I-Port Authority iyaqhubeka nokubheka izindlela ezintsha nezilungele imvelo zokweseka ukukhula kwezikhumulo zezindiza," kusho uMqondisi Omkhulu wePort Authority u-Rick Cotton. "Ngokuhlinzeka ngesikhumulo sezindiza esimeme kakhudlwana nokuletha ulwazi oluthuthukisiwe lwabagibeli, siqhubeka nokuzibophezela kwethu ekunciphiseni izinga le-carbon footprint yale nhlangano."

I-Port Authority isebenzisa i-JFK, i-LGA ne-EWR, ehlanganisa uhlelo lwesikhumulo sezindiza esimatasa kakhulu e-United States. I-JFK isiza abagibeli abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-59 ngonyaka, okuhlanganisa nabagibeli abaningi bamazwe ngamazwe kunoma yisiphi isikhumulo sezindiza e-United States, ngezigidi ezingu-32 ngonyaka. Ngokufinyelela amabhasi kagesi webhethri e-Proterra, abagibeli basesikhumulweni sezindiza bazokwazi ukujabulela izinzuzo zobuchwepheshe bezinto zokuthutha ezihamba nge-zero-emission mass, okuhlanganisa izinga lomoya elithuthukisiwe lomphakathi kanye nolwazi lwesimanje, oluthule lomgibeli.

Isethulo se-JFK sinweba indawo yemoto kagesi ye-Proterra yonkana oGwini LwaseMpumalanga, sisekela izinjongo ze-New York ne-New Jersey zokwandisa ukuqina kwezokuthutha, ukwehlisa ukuminyana kanye nokwenza ngcono ikhwalithi yomoya.

Ngokwengezwa kwe-JFK, LGA ne-EWR, izikhumulo zezindiza eziyisikhombisa zase-US manje sezi-ode noma zakhipha amabhasi kagesi e-Proterra, okuhlanganisa neSilicon Valley's Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC), Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU), Sacramento International Airport ( SMF) kanye Nesikhumulo Sezindiza Samazwe Ngamazwe Se-Honolulu (HNL), egcizelela inkambiso yakamuva yokufaka ugesi imikhumbi yezokuthutha ephansi esikhumulweni sezindiza. Ngasekuqaleni kwalokhu kuwa, iSigele sasayina umthethosivivinywa weminyaka emihlanu wokugunyazwa kabusha kwe-FAA, onweba uxhaso lwezimoto ezingakhishelwa ngaphandle kanye nengqalasizinda ngaphansi kohlelo lwe-Voluntary Airport Low Emissions (VALE). Izikhumulo zezindiza zase-US manje sezifaneleka ukuthola izibonelelo zohlelo lwe-VALE ezindaweni okungafinyelelwa kuzo ezisetshenziselwa ukuthwala abagibeli bebayisa ezindaweni ezingekho esikhumulweni sezindiza ngemijikelezo yomsebenzi ozinikele wesikhumulo sezindiza kuphela, futhi uxhaso lwe-FAA lungaphinda luhlanganiswe nebhethri noma ukuqasha ibhasi.

Ngo-2016, i-Port Authority yazuza i-Green Fleet Award, eyayibona njengemikhumbi eluhlaza kakhulu phakathi kwezindiza zezwe. Ukusebenzisa amabhasi e-Catalyst kagesi webhethri angu-18 esikhundleni sezimoto zikadizili kungagwema cishe amaphawundi ayizigidi ezingu-49.5 we-CO2 ekhishwayo phakathi neminyaka engu-12 yokuphila kwamabhasi futhi konge ngaphezu kwamalitha angu-2 wezigidi zikadizili. Ngaphezu kwezinzuzo zemvelo, amabhasi amasha kagesi kulindeleke ukuthi abe nomthelela omuhle ekugcineni kweSiphathimandla Sechweba ngenxa yokuncipha kwezindleko zokulungisa kanye nokusebenza.

“Lokhu kuthunyelwa kumelela esinye sezibopho ezinkulu kakhulu ezimotweni ezingakhiphi nhlobo kunoma yisiphi isiphathimandla sesikhumulo sezindiza e-US, futhi sishayela ihlombe inhloso ye-Port Authority yokuguqula wonke amabhasi abo abe ubuchwepheshe bezimoto zikagesi,” kusho u-Ryan Popple, oyi-CEO ye-Proterra. “Siyaziqhenya ukusiza i-New York ne-New Jersey yethule ubuchwepheshe bamabhasi kagesi kulo lonke uhlelo lwesikhumulo sezindiza sasePort Authority. Kennedy, LaGuardia kanye neNewark Liberty izikhumulo zezindiza ziyisango eliya ezweni lethu. Amabhasi kagesi e-Proterra ahlanzekile, athule - aklanywe futhi akhiqizwa eMelika - azokwenza isithombe esihle kubahambi abavela emhlabeni wonke.

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