The State of Electric School Bus Adoption in the US

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2024 19:55:29 +0000

Editor’s Note: This article was updated with new findings as of June 2024 from WRI’s Electric School Bus Data Dashboard and Dataset of Electric School Bus Adoption in the United States. The dashboard, updated monthly, reflects the most recent data on electric school bus adoption. The dataset, updated biannually, reflects data on electric school … [continued]

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GreenPower Delivers 1st BEAST Electric Bus Order of 37 BEASTs to be Delivered in 2024 to School Districts in West Virginia

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 18:37:03 +0000

GreenPower Delivers First BEAST Produced in West Virginia Manufacturing Facility and Provides Update on Order for 37 BEASTs to be Delivered in 2024 to School Districts in West Virginia South Charleston, West Virginia — GreenPower Motor Company Inc. (NASDAQ: GP) (TSXV: GPV) (“GreenPower”), a leading manufacturer and distributor of purpose-built, … [continued]

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Pioneer Announces e-Boost Order of $7.1 Million from One of the Largest U.S. School Districts

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2024 14:08:50 +0000

Expects Full Delivery of 25 Units in the First Quarter of 2025 Fort Lee, NJ — Power Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPSI) (“Pioneer” or the “Company”), a leader in the design, manufacture, service and integration of electrical power systems, distributed energy resources, power generation equipment and mobile electric vehicle (“EV”) charging … [continued]

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USA: Nearly $900 Million for 3,400 Clean Electric School Buses

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 18:25:15 +0000

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Recipients of nearly $900 Million for Clean School Buses  EPA’s Clean School Bus Rebate Program to fund over 3,400 new clean school buses in approximately 530 districts across the nation WASHINGTON — Today, May 29, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2023 … [continued]

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Zum Launches Nation’s 1st School District with 100% Electric, Bidirectional V2G School Bus Fleet in Oakland

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 02:57:30 +0000

Oakland Unified School District’s 74 EV school buses and charging infrastructure provides up to 2.1 gigawatt hours of energy back to the grid, reduces 25,000 tons of emissions annually OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA — Zūm, the modern student transportation platform, announced yesterday that Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) will be the first … [continued]

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New York City School Bus Electrification Project Wins 2024 “Transportation Power Player” Award

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Thu, 09 May 2024 07:03:26 +0000

The award, presented by Smart Electric Power Alliance, recognizes the project for its innovation, collaboration, and scalability Belmont, California — Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) recognized “Electrifying School Buses in the Bronx” with the 2024 Power Player of the Year award in the Transportation category. ESBB is a groundbreaking project … [continued]

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U.S. EPA Paves the Way for Clean Buses at Fairfax County Public Schools

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 03:24:38 +0000

Clean School Bus grant brings green future to school transportation. Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz and U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (VA-11) celebrated one of EPA’s first Clean School Bus grants under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law being awarded to Fairfax County Public Schools during … [continued]

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Climate Pollution Reduction Grants for Equitable Transportation Electrification

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:02:43 +0000

The federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act are making once-in-a generation investments in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution. … [continued]

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Check Out This Dataset of U.S. School Bus Depots

Credit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2024 00:21:56 +0000

This technical note, describes the methods used to create a dataset of school bus depot locations in the United States. … [continued]

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To Apply, Or Not? EPA’s New Clean School Bus Grant Program, Deciphered

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 30 May 2023 16:35:17 +0000

In general, I love the arms-wide-open, let’s-include-everyone approach to things, whether it’s a social gathering at my house, or a funding program for electric school buses (ESBs). Last year’s rebate program definitely had that spirit; the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Clean School Bus Program awarded almost one billion to 389 schools and Tribes in year […]

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