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NewsAugust 16, 2021

New York District Secures $1M for Electric School Buses

Bethlehem Central School District receives funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to purchase five electric school buses for the 2021-22 school year.

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NewsAugust 12, 2021

EV Tech Company, Blue Bird Partner on Electric School Bus Leasing Model

The expanded partnership utilizes Nuvve’s vehicle-to-grid technology in Blue Bird electric school buses to make vehicle electrification more accessible and affordable.

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NewsAugust 11, 2021

Canadian Province to Roll Out 35 Electric School Buses

The electric buses from The Lion Electric Co. are part of Prince Edward Island’s Sustainable Transportation Action Plan, which includes the goal of transitioning the province's 332 school buses to electric.

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NewsAugust 10, 2021

Senate Approves Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan

The $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan includes $5 billion in funding for electric and low-emission school buses.

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NewsJuly 29, 2021

STA Launches Electric School Bus Program in Los Angeles

The school bus company is adding five Blue Bird electric buses to its Los Angeles fleet, in addition to Level 2 charging stations.

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NewsJuly 27, 2021

California District Adds Electric School Buses

Anaheim Elementary School District unveils its first four of eight new electric school buses from The Lion Electric Co. The buses were purchased using a grant from the California Energy Commission’s School Bus Replacement Program.

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NewsJuly 16, 2021

Zum Seeks to Use Electric School Buses as Virtual Power Plant Resources

Student transportation company Zum is partnering with AutoGrid, a provider of AI-powered energy software solutions, to use its fleet of 10,000 electric school buses to deliver power back to the electrical grid.

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NewsJuly 13, 2021

Virginia District Debuts Stop-Arm Cameras, Safety Tech on Electric School Buses

Chesapeake Public Schools is partnering with BusPatrol to equip two of its electric school buses with safety technology, including stop-arm cameras.

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NewsJune 29, 2021

Blue Bird Makes Prestolite Alternators Standard, Optional on Some School Buses

Prestolite Electric’s Leece-Neville IdlePro Extreme 350- and 420-amp alternators will be offered as standard on Blue Bird’s All American RE Diesel and CNG-powered school buses and optional for models using a Cummins 2021 engine.

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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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