The bipartisan federal infrastructure bill under consideration in the U.S. House could mean billions of dollars for electric school buses. A sizeable federal investment is likely the only way districts in Georgia could afford them.
“This is significant not only for the health of our children riding the buses, but also for de-carbonizing the entire U.S. transportation sector,” said Anne Blair with the advocacy group the Electrification Coalition. She was speaking during a virtual roundtable on electrifying school buses.
Cost is definitely a factor, though. Electric school buses run upwards of $400,000, about four times the cost of a diesel-powered bus.
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