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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 7, 2025

Minnesota Districts Get $5.5 Million for Electric School Buses

Three districts in Minnesota are implementing more electric school buses into their fleets, with one district taking its first step into electric transportation.

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Nuvve New Mexico contract
Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 4, 2025

Nuvve Awarded $400M Fleet Electrification Contract in New Mexico

To meet New Mexico’s electric vehicle adoption goals, $150 million has been allocated to the state’s fleet of over 2,000 school buses in support of Nuvve’s efforts.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseFebruary 26, 2025

5 Million Miles and Counting: First Student's Electric Milestone

The largest contracting company is putting miles on its electric buses quickly: Just months after surpassing 4 million miles driven, it has now surpassed 5 million.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 28, 2024

GreenPower to Deliver 50 Electric Buses to 7 W.V. School Districts

$18.5 million in funding from the Clean School Bus Rebate Program will bring more than four dozen all-electric school buses to the Mountain State.

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A LionC all-electric school bus drivers down a road with colored leaves in the background.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 9, 2024

Lion Electric School Buses Eligible for EV Infrastructure Program in Virginia

As part of the program, Dominion Energy facilitates the coordination of utilities, network upgrades, construction, and the installation of charging infrastructure for beneficiary school districts.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 6, 2024

First Student Plans for Biggest School Year Ever

First Student is transitioning 30,000 diesel buses to electric by 2035. The company has been awarded more than $400 million in rebates from the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program.

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California infrastructure funding
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 21, 2024

California Prepares EV Infrastructure Funding Opportunity

The California Energy Commission will fund up to $10 million in incentives for medium- and heavy-duty electric charging through the EV Jump Start funding lane.

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Blue Bird propane-powered school buses.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 13, 2024

Latest EPA Funding Round Supports 269 Propane Autogas School Buses

Through three rounds of funding, the EPA program has allocated more than $2.8 billion for 8,427 electric school buses and 440 low-emissions propane buses. According to PERC: For the same amount of money distributed for electric buses ($2.77 billion), the program could have helped fund up to 92,635 propane buses, assuming each received the $30,000 incentive.

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Electric vehicle charging.
Newsby StaffMay 29, 2024

Latest Clean School Bus Rebate Recipients Selected

The Environmental Protection Agency this week announced funding for nearly $900 million worth of new school buses under the Clean School Bus Program. About 92% of the requested vehicles are electric.

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Electric school bus with Canadian flag background.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 8, 2024

Canada Infrastructure Bank Partners with Highland for Zero-Emission School Bus Initiative

The Canada Infrastructure Bank has forged a $50 million loan agreement with Highland Electric Fleets to facilitate the procurement of zero-emission school buses nationwide.

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