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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJuly 8, 2021

How Will Utilities Deal with Electric-Vehicle Charging and Stressed Electric Grids?

California and other states are scrambling to find electricity this summer amid record heat, with a growing risk of blackouts. If our power grids already can’t handle the extremes being caused by climate change, how are they going to handle the addition of battery-electric vehicles?

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NewsJuly 7, 2021

EV Tech Company to Help Electrify School Buses in California, Colorado

Nuvve’s new vehicle-to-grid projects will help school districts and utilities in the two states accelerate the electrification of their school buses and lower total cost of vehicle ownership.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson July 7, 2021

California District to Roll Out 2 Propane School Buses

Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District purchases the buses using a $268,000 grant from California’s Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program.

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NewsJuly 6, 2021

Arizona District Adds its First Electric School Bus

Cartwright School District #38 secures funding to purchase one 84-passenger Blue Bird electric school bus, in addition to a Level 2 charging station.

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NewsJune 29, 2021

Canada Approves $30M for Zero-Emission School Bus Project

The investment supports the purchase of up to 280 zero-emission school buses for members of the Association of School Transportation Services of British Columbia.

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Articlesby Nicole SchlosserJune 28, 2021

5 Questions: Johana Vicente on Link Between Electric School Buses, Environmental Justice

The national director of grassroots community nonprofit Chispa discusses its advocacy of electric school buses in low-income communities and communities of color, which are most impacted by transportation pollution.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson June 22, 2021

Missouri District Finds Cost Savings With Propane School Buses

Fort Zumwalt School District R-II saves nearly $70,000 per year on fuel since adding 70 propane school buses to its fleet.

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NewsJune 18, 2021

Phoenix Motorcars Launches EV Charging Solutions for U.S. Market

The powerful, compact, all-in-one EV charging solutions come in a variety of configurations to serve both residential and commercial customer needs, with 24/7 network support, two-year warranties, and extended warranty options.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson June 17, 2021

Copper Development Association to Launch Electric School Bus Coalition

Comprising school bus manufacturers and dealers, electric utilities, non-governmental organizations, and material providers, the coalition aims to drive adoption of electric bus fleets and the infrastructure needed to support them.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson June 15, 2021

Philadelphia District Seeks Transition to Gasoline, Electric School Buses

The School District of Philadelphia is making strides to transition from an all-diesel fleet by purchasing a total of 16 gasoline-powered buses from IC Bus and five electric buses from The Lion Electric Co.

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