Environment and labor groups say LA Metro is moving way too slowly to changeover its fleet of compressed natural gas buses to zero-emission electric-powered buses, saying their current rate is 3.5% and is an embarrassment.

The L.A. County Electric Truck and Bus Coalition is demanding the mega transit agency move more rapidly to electrify its fleet of about 2,050 buses, saying the agency should have at least 50% of its buses all-electric by the 2028 LA Olympic Games.

“If LA Metro continues its snail’s pace of fleet conversion, fleet electrification will take 250 years,” wrote the coalition. The coalition includes Earthjustice, Sierra Club, East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 11, and Jobs to Move America.

Metro has made pr

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