By Hugh Garbrick, Capital News Service

Maryland could begin replacing old diesel and hybrid state-operated transit buses with electric and zero-emission ones no earlier than July 2022 if a bill passes the General Assembly, jolting Maryland’s fleet into the future.

Gov. Larry Hogan (R) set a goal for Maryland’s bus fleet to be 50 percent zero-emission by 2030, laid out in the state’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act Draft Plan.

Del. Marc Korman (D-Montgomery County) is sponsoring House Bill 432 and said at a hearing Feb. 18 that it is “slightly more aggressive” than Hogan’s plan since the bill would make Maryland’s fleet more than 50 percent zero-emission by 2030.

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