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ArticlesDecember 12, 2025

Electric School Bus Financing: Making Fleet Transitions Operationally Sustainable for the Long Haul

Electric school bus success hinges on long-term planning, which means smart financing, battery management, and service-based models that keep fleets reliable for years.

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Newsby Elora HaynesDecember 8, 2025

Alt-Fuel Moves: New V2G Tech and Electric Bus Rollouts

Check out some of the latest moves where alternative fuels and school buses intersect, including new product announcements and bus deployments across the U.S.

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Row of yellow school buses parked in a lot with the Nuvve logo and an electric charging icon overlaid in the foreground.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 1, 2025

Nuvve Strikes Deal to Electrify N.M. District School Buses

Nuvve’s latest partnership in New Mexico aims to help districts transition to electric school buses while strengthening local grid reliability.

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A black and white image of a Thomas Built Wattson bus with text reading "Electric Buses: Progress, Promise, and the Practical Road Ahead."
ArticlesNovember 21, 2025

Electric School Buses: Progress, Promise, and the Practical Road Ahead

The push for electric school buses grows, but real-world hurdles mean districts are adopting EVs slowly and mixing them with diesel and propane.

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South Coast AQMD logo alongside a school bus driving on a roadway, representing new funding to replace diesel buses with zero-emission models for Southern California school districts.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 20, 2025

California Agency to Fund $78M in New Clean School Buses

South Coast AQMD plans to replace 286 older buses with newer models, plus accompanying infrastructure, across 35 districts in the South Coast Air Basin.

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Christine Koester from the EPA speaks at a podium with the NASDPTS logo during a conference. A bold graphic reads “EPA Update” with megaphone and lightning bolt icons around her.
Newsby Amanda HuggettNovember 20, 2025

Where EPA School Bus Funding Stands: CSBP, DERA, and Heavy-Duty Grants Update

One program ends, another looks to be reimagined, and the Clean School Bus Program is in a holding pattern — here’s where each EPA program stands and what to expect moving forward.

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Front view of an all-electric Blue Bird school bus.
Newsby StaffNovember 19, 2025

West Aurora District 129 Launches 27 Electric School Buses Backed by Nearly $1M in ComEd EV Rebates

The Illinois district’s new electric bus fleet, supported by EPA grants, ComEd incentives, and Highland Electric Fleets, advances its commitment to sustainable school operations.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 14, 2025

GreenPower Accelerates Production of All-Electric School Buses

A new financing facility supports conversion of more than $50 million in contracted school bus orders.

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Aerial image of California highways intersecting with text reading "CARB Inventory Reveals Emissions Drop in California."
Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 13, 2025

CARB Reveals Clean Transportation Drove California’s Emissions Drop in 2023

The latest data shows California’s climate programs continue to push greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions down while the state’s economy grows.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 10, 2025

Michigan District Turns to Off-Grid Electric Bus Charging Solution

Pontiac School District overcame grid delays using L-Charge’s off-grid chargers, becoming Michigan’s first all-electric school bus fleet. L-Charge is available from Sourcewell's cooperative purchasing.

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