Largest Electric School Bus Program In United States Launching In Virginia
Dominion Energy has partnered with local Virginia school districts to begin replacing diesel buses with 100% electric school buses in phases.
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Dominion Energy Virginia Wants 1,050 Electric School Buses By 2025
Dominion Energy Virginia has published a bullish plan to convert 50 school buses in its territory to electric buses by 2020. That’s just the start, as the company plans to add 200 more per year to hit its target of 1,050 fully electric school buses by 2025.
Jalopnik’s Torch Is Right About Electric School Buses
With cheap batteries, cheap conversion kits, and cheap electricity from solar power, it would make a lot of sense to start converting school bus fleets. This is an idea schools and bus companies should seriously consider.
Duke Energy Will Invest $76 Million In Electric Car & Bus Charging In North Carolina
Duke Energy is seeking approval for a plan to add hundreds of new EV chargers in North Carolina. The proposal includes money for more electric school buses as well.
Seed By Seed, Bus By Bus — Climate Solutions (VIDEO)
Communities across the U.S. are working on climate solutions.
Proterra & Daimler Team Up To Manufacture Electric School Buses
Thomas Built Bus, a subsidiary of Daimler, is partnering with Proterra to bring more electric school buses to market. Separating children from diesel exhaust fumes should be a high priority for every parent and school district in America.
Electrify School Buses In Texas With VW Settlement Money — Campaign
We are asking you to submit comments to VWsettle@tceq.texas.gov to encourage them to allocate a large portion of the VW settlement to help schools procure electric school buses.
Use Volkswagen Settlement Funds To Buy Electric School Buses, Recommends US PIRG
PIRG is urging state and local communities to allocate a portion of the money they receive from the Volkswagen diesel emissions settlement to spark the transition to electric school buses.
Careful Bus Company Deploys Public School Buses Outfitted With XL Hybrid Systems
Careful Bus Company in New York City has partnered with XL to pilot the firm’s XL hybrid system through integration with 5 of the bus company’s conventional Ford E-Series vehicles.
Blue Bird Now Taking Orders For Electric School Buses To Be Delivered In 2018
The plug-in electric school bus startup Blue Bird has begun taking orders for its new electric Type C & D configuration school buses, according to a new press release. The company is reportedly the only one in the US currently offering such configurations.
