A new diesel school bus is about $150,000 while a battery-powered vehicle can cost $450,000 — thanks primarily to the price of the battery, which many experts predict should decline.

Between himself and his brothers, Weber estimates his family has amassed a collection of around 50,000 Hot Wheels cars. The childhood hobby has become a source of connection for the family.

RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. — Going electric in the Piedmont Triad. The wheels on an all-new, electric school bus will soon be going round and round in Randolph County.