Heating & Cooling Are A Challenge For Electric Vehicles
Heating and cooling the cabin of electric vehicles needs to be more efficient to avoid loss of range.
electric school buses
Student Transportation Of Canada Orders 1000 Electric School Buses From Lion Electric
Lion Electric has received an order for 1000 electric school buses.
New York City Will Transition To 100% Electric School Buses By 2035
New York City law mandates all-electric school buses in 14 years. Is that fast or slow?
Zūm Plans To Add 10,000 EVs To School Transportation Fleet
Every day, 26 million children in America ride the bus to school, almost all of them powered by diesel engines. We all love our children and want them to well educated, but take little notice when they are enveloped in a cloud of diesel fumes and fine particulates as they … [continued]
8 Zero-Emission Transport Items That *Need* To Be In The Next Reconciliation Bill
Originally published by Union of Concerned Scientists, The Equation. By Jonna Hamilton The Senate has been very busy in the past few weeks, and after they come back from “recess” (aka the home work period), they are going to pick right up where they left off. The big story, in my … [continued]
The Benefits of Electric School Buses, V2G for Low-Income Communities
By Alison Wiley I love the school bus world because it is full of heart and makes public education possible, especially for low-income communities. In the harsh year of the pandemic, school districts nationwide pivoted so that their buses transported breakfasts and lunches instead of students because meals were what … [continued]
Infrastructure Deal Includes Billions For EV Charging Stations & Electric School Buses
The Senate voted (67–32) to begin debate on a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill yesterday, with about half of it dedicated to new federal funding that contains a significant chunk for “climate resilience.” The latest iteration is largely similar to a previous version on energy and climate spending, albeit … [continued]
BYD Aims To “Revolutionize” The Electric School Bus
If you have followed the electric bus market for a day, or even an hour, you have surely run across BYD. (And not only because I just wrote an article about several BYD electric bus stories a few hours ago.) Aside from selling thousands of electric buses around the world, … [continued]
How A Southern California School District Is Leading The E-Bus Revolution
As K-12 budgets continue to tighten and communities become increasingly concerned about sustainability issues, more and more school districts are evaluating green transportation options. El Monte Union High School District (EMUHSD) in Southern California’s San Gabriel Valley recently stepped forward as a leader on this front. The district has long … [continued]
Largest Order of Electric School Buses in North America Placed by First Student
The largest student transportation provider in North America, First Student, recently placed the largest order of electric school buses with Lion Electric Company. Lion manufactures both all-electric medium- and heavy-duty urban vehicles, and together the two companies announced the order. First Student is ordering 260 all-electric LionC school buses. This … [continued]
