Things seem to be moving along nicely with regard to one of the most promising applications of electric vehicle technology — all-electric school buses that can potentially replace the diesel-spewing ones in common use today.
The government of the state of Massachusetts has awarded a total of $1.4 million in grants to pay for the operation of a new electric school bus pilot program, according to recent reports. The grant money was spread across four different awards ($350,000 each) and will be used to purchase … [continued]
CleanTechnica attended the ACT Expo in Long Beach and one of the big discoveries for us was the eLion — the electric school bus from Lion Bus. I sat down with Lion President Marc Bédard and John Clements — the “Electric Bus Evangelist” — to get the lowdown on the eLion. … [continued]
