Adequate funding, deployment challenges and hydrogen-versus-battery electric were hot topics at the 2021 International Zero Emission Bus Conference.

California lawmakers allocated $2.7 billion for ZEVs in the 2021-2022 state budget this summer and designated $1.2 billion more in the next two years.

Feedback split along predictable lines on Washington’s efforts to adopt California’s strict standards on zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty trucks.