Known for its episodes of overwhelming exhaust cloud, the city of Los Angeles on Thursday declared plans to have a fleet of fully electric, zero-emissions buses by 2030.

Authorities in the US metropolis said the venture, which includes the buy of 2,200 vehicles, would cost some $1 billion throughout the following ten years.

“The present vote speaks to a huge interest later on of a sound and prosperous Los Angeles,” said Hilda Solis, a Metro Board Member.

The present fleet works on compressed natural gas (CNG), seen as the most ecologically agreeable choice when the transports were obtained in the 1990s.

A CNG coalition had beforehand dissented the move, contending that, while the objectives were commendable, electric transports were not yet a dependable innovation.

The province of California has situated itself at the front line in the battle against carbon outflows in spite of President Donald Trump’s choice to rollback enactment established by his ancestor Barack Obama and to haul the United States out of the Paris atmosphere accord in June.