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Gov. Deval Patrick and his administration are investing in three programs to support alternative fuel vehicles and related infrastructure across Massachusetts, including the launch of an electric school bus pilot program. The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources will provide $1.8 million in grants for eight electric school buses with vehicle-to-grid capability.
Read More →Triad Community Unit School District #2 will receive the buses, which were sold by Creative Bus Sales and will be built by Starcraft Bus. The buses are funded by the state’s second round of VW settlement funds.
Read More →Attention Greater Boston municipalities and school districts: learn how to transition your school buses to electric with this roadmap that plots the key steps to take when planning the EV switch.
Read More →The R192E offers low rolling resistance and high load capacity, which is expected to increase daily ranges for all electric bus types.
Read More →The company collaborated with third-party testing partners to ensure the quality of the batteries used in Lion's medium-duty trucks and school buses.
Read More →The new OpenECU NX3 platform integrates charging and vehicle controls into a single platform, with support for megawatt charging and vehicle-to-grid technologies.
Read More →Tony Watkins and Nate Baguio join Lion as the electric school bus manufacturer expands its vehicle lineup.
Read More →The technology is proven, and the buses offer cheaper operating costs as well as zero emissions. Still, with scarce funding in many states and extremely cold winter temperatures, will the vehicles gain traction in the school transportation market?
Read More →WRI collaborated with several organizations to look at Electric School Bus training programs and data in order to create their electric school bus training standards.
Read More →Oak Harbor Public Schools secures $302,685 in Volkswagen settlement funding to purchase the bus.
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