North Penn School District purchases the buses using a $142,128 grant from the state’s Department of Environmental Protection.
Boulder Valley School District and West Grand School District 1-JT are the first districts in the state to receive electric school buses.
School districts and school bus operators across the nation are rolling out electric buses as part of their sustainability initiatives and cost-saving efforts.
Livonia Public Schools purchases the buses using Volkswagen settlement funding provided by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.
Ann Arbor Public Schools and Roseville Community Schools partner with DTE Energy to use six new electric buses to deliver meals to students, in addition to providing transportation service.
“Accelerating the Transition to Electric School Buses,” from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund and Environment America Research and Policy Center, recommends utility companies help school districts pay upfront costs for buses and implement vehicle-to grid technology.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools is considering purchasing 10 to 12 new electric school buses using a portion of the state’s Volkswagen settlement funding.
Brunswick School Department secures $156,240 in grants from the state’s Volkswagen settlement funds to purchase the Blue Bird Vision propane buses.
Oak Harbor Public Schools secures $302,685 in Volkswagen settlement funding to purchase the bus.
DeKalb County Central School District gives two of its aging diesel buses to the Auburn Fire Department for vehicle extrication practice.