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Navigating the electric bus ecosystem requires more than just GPS.
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Montgomery County Public Schools partners with Highland Electric Transportation to replace 326 diesel school buses with electric. The contract is believed to be the first of its kind in which the school system is not dependent upon grants.
Liberty Public Schools receives a $20,000 rebate from the Missouri Propane Education and Research Council to purchase the buses.
The initiative includes $9 million in grants for the deployment of electric garbage and delivery trucks.
Livonia Public Schools purchases the buses using Volkswagen settlement funding provided by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.
The credit for zero-emission heavy-duty trucks and buses over 14,000 lbs. would equal 10% of the sales price. The credit would be a boon to buyers of electric trucks from new manufacturers.
Ann Arbor Public Schools and Roseville Community Schools partner with DTE Energy to use six new electric buses to deliver meals to students, in addition to providing transportation service.
The new wing of the Canadian Type A school bus manufacturer’s Drummondville plant is now fully operational. The expansion will allow Micro Bird to increase electric and other alternative-fuel bus production.
“Accelerating the Transition to Electric School Buses,” from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund and Environment America Research and Policy Center, recommends utility companies help school districts pay upfront costs for buses and implement vehicle-to grid technology.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools is considering purchasing 10 to 12 new electric school buses using a portion of the state’s Volkswagen settlement funding.
Duke Energy’s eTransEnergy will assist school districts, transit services, and companies across the U.S. with the process of transitioning their fleets to electric, from vehicle selection to maintaining charging infrastructure.
The EV manufacturer will offer North American customers AddEnergie charging stations provided by Flo, as well as charging and energy management cloud software services.
The Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo will take place at the Long Beach Convention Center in Southern California Aug. 30-Sept. 2.
The transportation companies and NextEra Energy Resources plan a joint venture with a goal of electrification of tens of thousands of school and public transit vehicles.
The 2020s is the prime decade for hopefuls whose innovations will take center stage as the race towards sustainability rounds a defining corner. The alignment between federal, local, and private initiatives has begun.
The bus dealership and transportation company recently began operating its new Collins Type A All-Electric school bus to serve Middletown Public Schools.