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Zeroing in on Electric School Buses

Zeroing in on Electric School Buses is an inventory of electric school buses. As of September 2021, 1,738 electric school buses were funded, ordered, delivered, and deployed across the United States. Zeroing in on Electric School Buses is part of CALSTART’s Zeroing in on series of zero-emission technologies inventories.

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EPA Clean School Bus Program

Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA’s Clean School Bus Program provides $5 billion over the next five years (FY 2022 – 2026) to replace existing school buses with zero-emission and low-emission models.

HVIP Public School Bus Set-Aside for Small and Medium Air Districts

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved a $130 million set-aside intended to cover nearly, if not all, of the full cost of new zero-emission school buses for public school districts and other qualifying entities located in small-sized air districts and in medium-sized air districts.

WRI’s Electric School Bus Initiative Tools

From the “Why Electric School Buses” sample pitch deck to the All About series of deep-dive articles, videos, and publications about charging infrastructure, vehicle models, and more, WRI’s Electric School Bus Initiative provides unique tools for your electric school bus journey.