The Numbers: All Electric Houston Transportation

Who studied an all electric public transportation system in Houston, TX? American Lung Association

What did the American Lung Association say about an all electric public transportation system in Houston by 2050?

  • save 148 lives
  • avoid 3,333 asthma attacks
  • reduce health costs by $1.7 billion per year
  • Houston ranks 8th among metro areas that could benefit from electric vehicles
  • Dallas ranks 5th
  • eliminate up to 5,500 missed school days for children with asthma (2019 University of Houston report)

Houston Chronicle via Governing | An All-Electric Houston Would Save Lives and Money: Report