Some districts have started purchasing electric buses using federal funds. The new buses have health and educational benefits ...

As New Jersey kids head back to school, districts are under pressure to clean up their fleets. So what's the best option?

Tesla co-founder Ian Wright's company, Wrightspeed, has already retrofitted garbage trucks and FedEx vans in the US with electric engines. Now, it's working with New Zealand's NZ Bus.

3. Cut down bus maintenance costs While the upfront cost of infrastructure upgrades and electric school buses can be higher than traditional diesel buses, the long-term savings are considerable.

The bus was a diesel-electric hybrid vehicle, a Transport for London spokesperson said via email. The video, shared in May 2024, was of an incident on June 17, 2022.

EV buses are a nascent industry — there are only about 6,000 electric buses around the U.S. and 1000 of those are school buses, said Pavel Molchanov, an analyst at Raymond James, an investment ...

Turns out, diesel propane engines have closed to 2,000 parts, says Graf, while these spiffy new electric buses have a mere 20. So, there’s a lot less expensive upkeep, according to the district ...

There was no engine roar or rumble in the floor that rattled at stoplights – just a slight, low hum. Lequisha Mercer, a CMS bus driver of 14 years and CMS parent, rode along as well.

As students across Minnesota go back to school, there’s a growing chance they’ll be getting a ride on an electric school bus. Advocates say they are better for the environment and kids’ health.

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — Five school districts in Rhode Island will be getting 45 new electric school buses through millions of dollars in federal funding. The nearly $12.4 million from the U.S ...

CHARLOTTE — This fall, electric buses will join the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools fleet for the first time. With the help of a $8.6 million federal rebate through the Bipartisan Infrastructure ...