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They are safe, reliable and commercially available school buses that have zero tailpipe emissions and are being deployed in communities nationwide.    </span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;">   </span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;">Unlike fossil fuel-burning school buses — like diesel- or propane-burning buses — electric school buses have no tailpipe emissions. That means that electric school buses can help reduce students’ exposure to harmful air pollutants that are found in diesel exhaust pollution and are linked to cancer, physical health issues and cognitive development problems for students.</span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;">   </span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;">Electric school buses also account for </span><a href="/evidence-clear-electric-school-buses-are-best-choice-reduce-emissions" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="66d1dc38-22e4-4177-9cde-2d607c1ca7e6" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="The Evidence is Clear: Electric School Buses are the Best Choice to Reduce Emissions"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;">two-to-four times lower levels of greenhouse gas emissions</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;"> than diesel- or propane-burning school buses, even when accounting for the emissions associated with the generation of electricity needed to power the buses. And greenhouse gas emissions associated with electric school buses will decrease further as electric grids throughout the U.S. transition to renewable energy.   </span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;">   </span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;">Because electric school buses run on battery power instead of an internal combustion engine, they have strong performance and the ability to safely transport students without the harmful emissions of diesel exhaust. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-title" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;"><strong>Why are electric school buses the right answer?</strong></span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-text" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Electric school buses don’t have the harmful tailpipe emissions that diesel-burning buses have, reducing students’ exposure to harmful air pollutants linked to </span><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167629611000701#bib0190" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">serious physical health</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> and </span><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272775719301530%22HYPERLINK%20%22https:/www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w25641/w25641.pdf%22%20HYPERLINK%20%22https:/www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272775719301530" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">cognitive development issues</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">. Because electric school buses aren’t powered by fossil fuel-burning engines, they are the cleanest, healthiest choice — and the only type of school bus with zero tailpipe emissions.   </span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">   </span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">They also reduce greenhouse gas emissions </span><a href="/evidence-clear-electric-school-buses-are-best-choice-reduce-emissions" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="66d1dc38-22e4-4177-9cde-2d607c1ca7e6" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="The Evidence is Clear: Electric School Buses are the Best Choice to Reduce Emissions"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">by two-to-four times</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> compared to diesel- and propane-burning buses. Electric school buses can save districts money on </span><a href="https://blogs.edf.org/energyexchange/files/2021/02/ElectricSchoolBusFactSheet.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">fuel and maintenance</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> costs and have proven safe and reliable, with a track record of success in climates from the </span><a href="/electric-school-bus-series-successfully-operating-cold-weather-three-rivers-michigan-0" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="a999126b-3ad8-45d9-b416-a174facc8116" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="The Electric School Bus Series: Successfully Operating in Cold Weather in Three Rivers, Michigan"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">freezing winters of Michigan</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> to the </span><a href="https://stnonline.com/news/arizona-school-district-receives-first-84-passenger-electric-school-bus-in-state/" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">desert heat of Arizona</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">. The transition to electric school buses also offers an opportunity to help counteract historic and ongoing inequities — all while providing reliable, clean rides to school.    </span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">   </span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">And with record levels of funding available, including the $5 billion federal </span><a href="/all-about-clean-school-bus-program" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="5de03c6a-43e6-4be6-8750-da4c628bad15" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="All About Funding and Financing Options for Electric School Buses"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Clean School Bus Program</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">, there has never been a better time to bring the benefits of electric school buses<strong> </strong>to your community. Learn more about why we need a rapid, equitable transition to electric school buses<strong> </strong></span><a href="/inequitable-grid" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="c672808a-8bca-4f0e-864d-6e643e97851e" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="The Transition to Electric School Buses Must Center Equity. Here's Why."><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">here</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">.</span><span style="color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-title" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;"><strong>Where are electric school buses in use today?</strong> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-text" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Electric school buses are successfully operating in every part of the country and all types of climates throughout the U.S., including urban, rural and suburban communities. As of October 2024, school districts in </span><a href="/electric-school-bus-data-dashboard" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="d965277c-de3d-4385-ac9d-dc3f5313d65d" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Electric School Bus Data Dashboard"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">49 states</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, Washington, D.C. and several Tribal nations have electric school buses on the road today.</span><br><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">And the momentum continues to build. As of 2024, the number of electric school buses on the road or on their way to school districts has tripled in the last two years. From the start of 2021 to August 2024, the number of electric school buses on the road or on the way has increased nearly 10x. More than 1,500 school districts and fleet operators have committed to electric school buses in every corner of the country.</span><br><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">All told, electric school buses are safely and reliably transporting students in conditions ranging from the </span><a href="/electric-school-bus-series-how-students-salt-lake-city-helped-advance-equity-centered-plan" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="6517ccf7-3c7a-48f8-b152-dbe88ae52360" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="The Electric School Bus Series: How Students in Salt Lake City Helped Advance an Equity Centered Plan "><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">mountain cold of Utah</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> to the </span><a href="https://stnonline.com/news/arizona-school-district-receives-first-84-passenger-electric-school-bus-in-state/" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">desert heat of Arizona</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">.</span><span style="color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"><strong> </strong></span><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-title" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"><strong>Are students riding on electric school buses today?</strong></span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-text" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Yes. As of October 2024, more than 250,000 students are riding to school on clean, reliable electric school buses every day. With more than 4,900 electric school buses on the road in every corner of the country, nearly ten million students attend school in a district with at least one electric school bus operating, as of October 2024.</span><br><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">You can learn more and see the most up-to-date data </span><a href="/electric-school-bus-data-dashboard" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="d965277c-de3d-4385-ac9d-dc3f5313d65d" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Electric School Bus Data Dashboard"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">here</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div><a name="section-249"></a> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--rich-text paragraph--view-mode--full-content"> <div class="wysiwyg-container"> <div><div class="SCXW226753362 BCX0"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW226753362 BCX0"><h3><span lang="EN-US">Clean rides for kids and the planet</span><span> </span></h3><p class="MsoNormal accordion-title" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;"><strong>Are electric school buses cleaner than other school buses?</strong> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-text" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Yes, electric school buses are </span><a href="/evidence-clear-electric-school-buses-are-best-choice-reduce-emissions" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="66d1dc38-22e4-4177-9cde-2d607c1ca7e6" data-entity-substitution="canonical" target="_blank" title="The Evidence is Clear: Electric School Buses are the Best Choice to Reduce Emissions"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">the cleanest school bus option available</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">.</span><br><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Electric school buses<strong> </strong>produce no tailpipe emissions, reducing students’ exposure to harmful pollutants like nitrogen oxides, which </span><a href="https://www.epa.gov/clean-air-act-overview/air-pollution-current-and-future-challenges"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">contribute to</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> respiratory and heart disease.</span><br><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Nitrogen oxides, high levels of which are found in diesel and propane exhaust, </span><a href="https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/diesel-engines-public-health#:~:text=Diesel%2Dpowered%20vehicles%2C%20vessels%2C,emissions%20from%20US%20transportation%20sources." target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">are associated with</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> respiratory health issues. Nitrogen oxides also contribute to the formation of ground-level ozone, known as smog, which further compounds respiratory illnesses.</span><br><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">The tailpipe emissions of diesel-burning school buses have been shown to </span><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21608489/" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">remain in the cabin of the bus during the ride</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">, continuing to expose students to the harm of these air pollutants. Because electric school buses are the only type of school bus without tailpipe emissions or a fossil fuel-burning engine, they are the cleanest option for students.</span><br><br><a href="/clearing-air-emissions-propane-burning-school-buses" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="212fc222-d751-406b-ae87-01973b03058f" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Clearing the Air on Emissions from Propane-Burning School Buses"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">And propane-burning school buses emit dangerous pollution</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> at levels generally comparable to or higher than current diesel-burning models, according to data from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory </span><a href="https://afleet.es.anl.gov/home/" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">AFLEET tool</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">. In fact, propane-burning school buses emit more carbon monoxide than diesel-burning school buses and just as many greenhouse gases — the only benefit of propane-burning buses over diesel are for nitrogen oxide emissions, AFLEET data demonstrates. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-title" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;"><strong>Can electric school buses help reduce greenhouse gas emissions?</strong> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-text" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Yes, electric school buses<strong> </strong>can play a key role in cutting emissions of the greenhouse gases driving climate change.</span><br><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Electric school buses<strong> </strong>generate </span><a href="/evidence-clear-electric-school-buses-are-best-choice-reduce-emissions" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="66d1dc38-22e4-4177-9cde-2d607c1ca7e6" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="The Evidence is Clear: Electric School Buses are the Best Choice to Reduce Emissions"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">less than half</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> of the greenhouse gas emissions of diesel- or propane-burning school buses — even when accounting for the generation of electricity, as well as the bus operations. And as renewable energy sources continue to increase as a percentage of grid power generation, the electric grid will get cleaner over time and the total greenhouse gas emissions associated with electric school buses will continue to decline.</span><br><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">The transition to electric school buses can also help facilitate a tipping point for electrification across the medium-and-heavy duty vehicle sector. As manufacturing supply chains and charging infrastructure come online to support school bus electrification, barriers to electrifying other types of large vehicles will be reduced, resulting in further emissions reductions. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-title" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;"><strong>Are propane school buses clean enough for students?</strong> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-text" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">No, propane buses burn fossil fuels to operate, resulting in tailpipe emissions of harmful pollutants. Propane-burning school buses also generate </span><a href="/evidence-clear-electric-school-buses-are-best-choice-reduce-emissions" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="66d1dc38-22e4-4177-9cde-2d607c1ca7e6" data-entity-substitution="canonical" target="_blank" title="The Evidence is Clear: Electric School Buses are the Best Choice to Reduce Emissions"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">more than twice</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> as many greenhouse gas emissions as electric school buses — and while greenhouse gas emissions generated from electric school bus use will decrease over time as grids transition to renewable energy, propane-burning school buses lock in greenhouse gas emissions for years to come.</span><br><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">You can learn more about the dangers of propane-burning school bus emissions </span><a href="/clearing-air-emissions-propane-burning-school-buses" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="212fc222-d751-406b-ae87-01973b03058f" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Clearing the Air on Emissions from Propane-Burning School Buses"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">here</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-title" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;"><strong>How does school bus pollution impact student health and cognitive development?</strong></span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-text" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Diesel exhaust fumes have proven links to </span><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fabs%2Fpii%2FS0167629611000701%23bib0190&data=04%7C01%7CAmy.Todd%40wri.org%7C668529f688c74b1ebd8208da01d1d127%7C476bac1f36b24ad98699cda6bad1f862%7C0%7C0%7C637824297909983902%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=wh0E3nljX8MunBlZl7n4Eck9Ni%2Fol9E8ytRdWAbduqE%3D&reserved=0%22%20\t%20%22_blank&ap3c=AGWoPUTYwsW-Z2sAAGbjGCJfmwCfwZ_Xpji-qV923RM8OX72qw" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">serious physical health issues,</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> </span><a href="https://www.epa.gov/clean-air-act-overview/air-pollution-current-and-future-challenges" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">including</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> asthma, cancer and other respiratory illnesses — and there is evidence </span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5976105/#R4" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">that children are particularly susceptible</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> to the negative health impacts of diesel exhaust. The dangers of diesel pollution are so pronounced that the </span><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iarc.who.int%2Fnews-events%2Fiarc-diesel-engine-exhaust-carcinogenic%2F&data=04%7C01%7CAmy.Todd%40wri.org%7C668529f688c74b1ebd8208da01d1d127%7C476bac1f36b24ad98699cda6bad1f862%7C0%7C0%7C637824297910140158%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=PUrW5CXMzWpUhKCzCQzNVbQd81%2BseU9otsTUXVpECFc%3D&reserved=0%22%20\t%20%22_blank&ap3c=AGWoPUTYwsW-Z2sAAGbjGCJfmwCfwZ_Xpji-qV923RM8OX72qw" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">World Health Organization</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> has labeled diesel exhaust a known carcinogen.</span><br><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Emissions from diesel buses also have </span><a href="https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w25641/w25641.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">proven links</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> to negative cognitive health impacts like lower test scores. Overall, air pollution has </span><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nber.org%2Fsystem%2Ffiles%2Fworking_papers%2Fw25641%2Fw25641.pdf&data=04%7C01%7CJillian.Neuberger%40wri.org%7C42d109d438a04bd994b708d8b71daa89%7C476bac1f36b24ad98699cda6bad1f862%7C0%7C0%7C637460685335153528%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=2GvWzoQti31%2BJb6Yp4V%2BhAbz3udr80v%2FAwoRSmtjLCw%3D&reserved=0&ap3c=AGWoPUTYwsW-Z2sAAGbjGCJfmwCfwZ_Xpji-qV923RM8OX72qw" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">been shown</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> to impact academic performance by causing illnesses that result in absences and leading to cognitive impairment that is observable in test scores. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-title" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;"><strong>Are electric school bus batteries safe?</strong> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-text" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Yes, electric school bus batteries are subject to very high, globally-recognized automotive safety standards and have robust safety mechanisms built in. And while fires (also called “thermal events”) are extremely rare with any type of school bus, they are even less likely for electric vehicles than for fossil fuel-burning vehicles. In a </span><a href="https://www.motortrend.com/features/you-are-wrong-about-ev-fires?slide=3"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">report</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> detailing hundreds of thousands of vehicles over years on the road, the Swedish government’s Authority for Social Protection and Preparedness found that gas- and diesel-burning passenger vehicles have a 1 in 1,300 chance of catching fire, compared to a 1 in 38,000 chance of fire for electric vehicles and hybrids – indicating that fossil fuel-burning passenger vehicles are 29 times more likely to catch fire. </span><br><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">As with any new technology, it’s important to familiarize key staff with proper safety protocols. School districts and fleet operators should work with their dealer or manufacturer to organize trainings for maintenance staff and coordinate with first responders in their area. Maintenance crews and first responders are typically used to working with low voltage batteries but should be trained on the high voltage batteries powering ESBs. You can learn more about electric school bus battery safety </span><a href="https://electricschoolbusinitiative.org/all-about-electric-school-bus-battery-safety"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">here</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div><a name="section-250"></a> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--rich-text paragraph--view-mode--full-content"> <div class="wysiwyg-container"> <div><div class="SCXW57879030 BCX0"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW57879030 BCX0"><h3><span lang="EN-US">Equitable transition</span><span> </span></h3><p class="MsoNormal accordion-title" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;"><strong>Isn’t air pollution experienced equally by all populations?</strong> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-text" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;">No, while everyone is impacted by air pollution, many historically underserved communities are more likely to be exposed to harmful pollutants. In fact, due to decades of </span><a href="https://www.itdp.org/2021/03/10/highways-and-zoning-tools-of-racist-policy/"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;">racist and discriminatory laws</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;"> and policies, </span><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/toxmap-poison-in-the-air"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;">communities of color</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;"> face on-road fine particulate matter pollution that is </span><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ucsusa.org%2Fresources%2Finequitable-exposure-air-pollution-vehicles&data=04%7C01%7CAmy.Todd%40wri.org%7C668529f688c74b1ebd8208da01d1d127%7C476bac1f36b24ad98699cda6bad1f862%7C0%7C0%7C637824297910140158%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=dRdNMBJqh1txAurR5Za4tcXofbwJZrgVTwaK1LUTZLQ%3D&reserved=0%22%20t%20%22_blank&ap3c=AGWoPUTYwsW-Z2sAAGbjGCJfmwCfwZ_Xpji-qV923RM8OX72qw"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;">61% to 75% higher</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;"> than for white residents.</span><br><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;">In the U.S., race and ethnicity are </span><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34908495/" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;">more significant factors</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;"> than income level in exposure to air pollution. Ignoring race in policymaking will worsen pollution in the communities already most harmed by air contaminants. </span><br><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;">And when it comes to school transportation, </span><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bts.gov%2Ftopics%2Fpassenger-travel%2Fback-school-2019&data=04%7C01%7CAmy.Todd%40wri.org%7C668529f688c74b1ebd8208da01d1d127%7C476bac1f36b24ad98699cda6bad1f862%7C0%7C0%7C637824297910140158%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=b2iaCYkFQVVdMsviQgHeCUsZZE8l1KfrkkjYp%2FOCmrY%3D&reserved=0%22%20\t%20%22_blank&ap3c=AGWoPUTYwsW-Z2sAAGbjGCJfmwCfwZ_Xpji-qV923RM8OX72qw" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;">low-income students</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;">, students from </span><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnhts.ornl.gov%2F&data=04%7C01%7CTom.Meyer%40wri.org%7Cbd6d7b757fcf4bfc4f0508da06a27c72%7C476bac1f36b24ad98699cda6bad1f862%7C0%7C0%7C637829592201557267%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=b77lpAo29MjNzJyF4dD8iOUIJArGg04frAq4zc9UoMk%3D&reserved=0&ap3c=AGWoPUTYwsW-Z2sAAGbjGCJfmwCfwZ_Xpji-qV923RM8OX72qw" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;">Black households</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;">, and </span><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21122755/" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;">children with disabilities</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;"> are all more likely to ride the bus to school than their peers, meaning they are more likely to be exposed to exhaust from diesel-burning school buses. This disproportionate impact of harmful air pollution is why it’s vital that the transition to clean transportation be equitable. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-title" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;"><strong>What does an equitable transition to electric school buses mean?</strong></span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-text" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">An equitable transition to electric school buses means that the communities most impacted by diesel exhaust pollution have access to the benefits of electric school buses first — and that members of those communities are empowered throughout the transition process. You can learn more </span><a href="/electric-school-buses-can-fight-or-further-inequity-us" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="0d86b72c-c0be-4ef3-b9bf-87bf87107cfd" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Electric School Buses Can Fight – or Further – Inequity in the US"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">here</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-title" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;"><strong>How can the electric school bus transition help address historic inequities?</strong> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-text" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">The transition to electric school buses across the U.S. can represent an important contribution to the effort to address the history of discrimination and exclusion across the education, transportation, housing, energy, manufacturing and political systems. </span><br><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">We know that without proper consideration of these historic and current inequities, the transition to electric school buses could also produce unintended negative consequences and exacerbate harm in these systems. However, with thoughtful consideration and direct input from impacted communities, an equitable transition to electric school buses could help to improve health of the students and communities that have faced the highest levels of fine air particulate matter pollution, to create policies that prioritize equity and community engagement and to reduce waste through repowers and battery recycling.</span><br><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">By ensuring that communities are engaged throughout the process, and that those who have been most impacted by the harms of diesel exhaust pollution have the opportunity to experience the benefits of electric school buses first, we can begin to address some of the historic inequities being felt by communities across the country. You can learn more about how we’re working to center equity in the transition to electric school buses </span><a href="/equity-strategy" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="086a2b87-cac7-4c25-8e23-7f2c6c009e01" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="How the ESB Initiative Centers Equity"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">here</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-title" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"><strong>Is the transition to electric school buses happening equitably?</strong></span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-text" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">It appears that the first electric school buses are going to communities who have suffered the most from diesel exhaust pollution. As of October 2024, 76% of committed ESBs are located in school districts with the highest percentages of non-white and/or Hispanic residents, 59% of ESB commitments are in districts with the highest shares of PM2.5 levels, and 56% of committed ESBs are located in school districts with the highest shares of low-income households. But an equitable transition is about more than the distribution of the buses. We must do more to get the benefits of electric school buses to the students that need them most and ensure the transition uplifts communities. You can learn more </span><a href="/electrifying-us-school-bus-fleets-equitably-reduce-air-pollution-exposure-underserved-communities" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="50ca68d9-52fc-42db-a44e-74682c77bc67" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Electrifying US School Bus Fleets Equitably to Reduce Air Pollution Exposure in Underserved Communities"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">here</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div><a name="section-251"></a> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--rich-text paragraph--view-mode--full-content"> <div class="wysiwyg-container"> <div><div class="SCXW259716079 BCX0"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW259716079 BCX0"><h3><span lang="EN-US">Prices, models, charging and range</span><span> </span></h3><p class="MsoNormal accordion-title" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;"><strong>How much do electric school buses cost?</strong> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-text" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">While electric school buses have higher upfront purchase prices than other types of school buses, with available funding the total cost to own an electric school bus can actually be </span><a href="/all-about-total-cost-ownership-tco-electric-school-buses" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="8c9ca2a7-b85c-4e04-9366-262038975280" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="All About Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for Electric School Buses"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">hundreds of thousands of dollars less</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> for the school district.</span><br><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Right now, there are record levels of </span><a href="/all-about-funding-and-financing-options-electric-school-buses" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="f2bca54e-7251-4700-97c5-36064b0bffbc" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="All About Funding and Financing Options for Electric School Buses"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">funding and financing</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> available for electric school buses and </span><a href="https://www.wri.org/research/recommended-total-cost-ownership-parameters-electric-school-buses-methods-data?ap3c=AGWoPUTYwsW-Z2sAAGbjGCJfmwCfwZ_Xpji-qV923RM8OX72qw"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">our research</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> suggests that compared to a new diesel-burning school bus, a new electric school bus can save around $100,000 in lifetime fuel and maintenance costs, depending on circumstances. Experts also anticipate electric school bus upfront price declines over the next decade as battery costs decline and the electric vehicle industry achieves efficiencies of scale in component markets and manufacturing.</span><br><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Upfront prices for an electric school bus can vary widely based on the type, manufacturer and specifications. For Type A electric school buses, base price can range from around $263,000 to $429,000. For Type C electric school buses, base price can range from about $339,000 to $524,000. For Type D electric school buses, base price can range from around $375,000 to $556,000. These price figures are based on public figures </span><a href="/electric-school-bus-market-study-and-electric-school-bus-us-buyers-guide" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="4af284ab-6981-4401-adf6-29a5ee213cf7" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Electric School Bus Market Study and Electric School Bus U.S. Buyer's Guide"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">identified by WRI’s Electric School Bus Initiative</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> and available in 2024. You can find funding and financing options that can help offset these upfront purchase prices </span><a href="https://electricschoolbusinitiative.org/clearinghouse-electric-school-bus-funding-and-financing-opportunities"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">here</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">.</span><br><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Increasingly, there are also options for </span><a href="/all-about-electric-school-bus-repowers" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="12bbb762-971f-4809-be5d-2d855c864363" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="All About Electric School Bus Repowers"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">repowered diesel buses that run on electricity</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">, which can often have lower purchase prices. To learn more about the upfront price of electric school buses, read the ESB Initiative’s </span><a href="/electric-school-bus-market-study-and-electric-school-bus-us-buyers-guide" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="4af284ab-6981-4401-adf6-29a5ee213cf7" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Electric School Bus Market Study and Electric School Bus U.S. Buyer's Guide"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Electric School Bus U.S. Market Study and Buyer’s Guide</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> and work with your local dealer for accurate price quotes for your area. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-title" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;"><strong>How do electric school bus fuel and maintenance costs compare to diesel-burning school buses?</strong> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-text" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Electric school buses have the potential to </span><a href="https://blogs.edf.org/energyexchange/files/2021/02/ElectricSchoolBusFactSheet.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">lower maintenance and fuel costs</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> over time compared to diesel-burning school buses. </span><a href="https://www.wri.org/research/recommended-total-cost-ownership-parameters-electric-school-buses-methods-data?ap3c=AGWoPUTYwsW-Z2sAAGbjGCJfmwCfwZ_Xpji-qV923RM8OX72qw" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Our research</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> suggests that compared to a new diesel-burning school bus, a new electric school bus can save an average of $6,000 every year on operational expenditures, depending on circumstances.</span><br><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">And our analysis suggests that a school district operating an electric school bus can expect to see over $100,000 in lifetime fuel and maintenance savings, compared to an equivalent diesel-burning bus.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-title" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;"><strong>What funding and financing options are available for electric school buses?</strong> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-text" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Funding and financing options can help offset the upfront purchase price of electric school buses. There are currently historic levels of funding available for the purchase of electric school buses, including the U.S. EPA’s $5 billion </span><a href="/all-about-funding-and-financing-options-electric-school-buses" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="f2bca54e-7251-4700-97c5-36064b0bffbc" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="All About Funding and Financing Options for Electric School Buses"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Clean School Bus Program</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">.</span><br><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Funding and financing options include:</span><br><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"><strong>Grants</strong> – awards made to qualifying applicants, for a specific purpose or use case, deemed the worthiest based on set criteria.</span><br><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"><strong>Rebates</strong> – a reimbursement after certain eligible purchases of pre-approved equipment, including the fully reimbursable </span><a href="/section-45w-and-section-30c-electric-school-bus-tax-credit-explainers" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="3711245d-263e-4550-b0fa-0db9fbf9f818" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Section 45W and Section 30C Electric School Bus Tax Credit Explainers"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Tax Credit for Qualified Commercial Clean Vehicles (section 45W) and the Tax Credit for Alternative Fuel Refueling Property (section 30C)</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> that were both authorized in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.</span><br><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"><strong>Vouchers</strong> – a credit applied “on the hood” immediately at purchase that lowers the price paid by the recipient.</span><br><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"><strong>Financing</strong> (e.g. loans) – an arrangement that provides capital for costs today, to be paid back over a future period, often with a small premium (interest).</span><br><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Learn more about the funding and financing options available, including alternative business models, </span><a href="/all-about-funding-and-financing-options-electric-school-buses" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="f2bca54e-7251-4700-97c5-36064b0bffbc" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="All About Funding and Financing Options for Electric School Buses"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">here</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">.</span><span style="color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-title" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;"><strong>How do electric school buses charge, and how long do they take to charge?</strong> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-text" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Electric school buses charge via electric current. Typically, electric school buses<strong> </strong>dock at a charging station fitted with an electric school bus charger. Because of school buses’ regular schedules and breaks between use, they are particularly well-suited to electrification and the associated charging needs. </span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> </span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">There are two primary types of electric school bus chargers: Level 2 chargers and Direct Current Fast Charging (DCFC) chargers. Level 2 chargers use alternating current and often cost significantly less than DCFC chargers. DCFC chargers are the fastest chargers available and utilize direct current but are typically the most expensive chargers on the market.  </span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> </span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">The amount of time needed to charge an electric school bus can vary based on several factors, primarily battery size and type of charger. Level 2 chargers can take between 5.5 and 13 hours to fully charge an electric school bus battery. DCFC fast chargers take 1 to 4.5 hours to fully charge an electric school bus battery. You can learn more about charge times and electric school bus batteries in the ESB Initiative’s </span><a href="/electric-school-bus-market-study-and-electric-school-bus-us-buyers-guide" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="4af284ab-6981-4401-adf6-29a5ee213cf7" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Electric School Bus Market Study and Electric School Bus U.S. Buyer's Guide"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Electric School Bus U.S. Market Study and Buyer’s Guide</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-title" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;"><strong>What electric school bus models are available?</strong> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-text" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">As of March 2024, there were 26 models of electric school buses available for purchase in the United States, and established manufacturers were expanding their offerings based on the potential growth of the electric school bus market. Electric school bus models are available for Types A, C, and D school buses for both newly manufactured and repowered electric school buses. </span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> </span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Type A buses are small, typically accommodating fewer than 36 passengers and offer the most variety of makes and models. Type C buses, with passenger capacities between 40 and 83 and a curved hood that increases front visibility, make up 70% of the overall school bus fleet and are the most commercially mature electric school bus market. Type D, the largest of school buses seating up to 90 students, make up approximately 20% of the school bus market. To learn more about the electric school bus models available, read the ESB Initiative’s </span><a href="/electric-school-bus-market-study-and-electric-school-bus-us-buyers-guide" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="4af284ab-6981-4401-adf6-29a5ee213cf7" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Electric School Bus Market Study and Electric School Bus U.S. Buyer's Guide"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Electric School Bus U.S. Market Study and Buyer’s Guide</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-title" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;"><strong>How far can electric school buses drive on a single charge?</strong> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-text" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">The advertised or “nameplate” range — the range listed for the battery to only power the propulsion system — of current electric school bus models is<strong> </strong>from </span><a href="/electric-school-bus-market-study-and-electric-school-bus-us-buyers-guide" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="4af284ab-6981-4401-adf6-29a5ee213cf7" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Electric School Bus Market Study and Electric School Bus U.S. Buyer's Guide"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">100 to 300 miles</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">, enough to reliably cover most routes in operation. You can find electric school bus range by model in the ESB Initiative’s </span><a href="/electric-school-bus-market-study-and-electric-school-bus-us-buyers-guide" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="4af284ab-6981-4401-adf6-29a5ee213cf7" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Electric School Bus Market Study and Electric School Bus U.S. Buyer's Guide"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Electric School Bus U.S. Market Study and Buyer’s Guide</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">.</span><span style="color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-title" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;"><strong>How does cold weather impact electric school bus performance?</strong></span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-text" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Electric school buses successfully operate in all climates – including extreme cold – thanks to battery thermal management systems that maintain an internal temperature range for optimal and safe battery function. In fact, electric school buses on the road today are operating well in cold weather states including </span><a href="/electric-school-bus-series-successfully-operating-cold-weather-three-rivers-michigan-0" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="a999126b-3ad8-45d9-b416-a174facc8116" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="The Electric School Bus Series: Successfully Operating in Cold Weather in Three Rivers, Michigan"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Michigan</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> and </span><a href="/electric-school-bus-series-how-students-salt-lake-city-helped-advance-equity-centered-plan" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="6517ccf7-3c7a-48f8-b152-dbe88ae52360" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="The Electric School Bus Series: How Students in Salt Lake City Helped Advance an Equity Centered Plan "><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Utah</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> as well as parts of </span><a href="/electric-school-bus-series-progress-our-northern-neighbors-prince-edward-island-canada" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="eb44e8ca-9a12-4dbe-adc6-ca8153780b90" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="The Electric School Bus Series: Progress from Our Northern Neighbors in Prince Edward Island, Canada"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Canada</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">. In Michigan, one school district has even found that their electric school buses </span><a href="/electric-school-bus-series-successfully-operating-cold-weather-three-rivers-michigan-0" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="a999126b-3ad8-45d9-b416-a174facc8116" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="The Electric School Bus Series: Successfully Operating in Cold Weather in Three Rivers, Michigan"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">perform better in winter </span></a><a href="/electric-school-bus-series-successfully-operating-cold-weather-three-rivers-michigan-0" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="a999126b-3ad8-45d9-b416-a174facc8116" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="The Electric School Bus Series: Successfully Operating in Cold Weather in Three Rivers, Michigan"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">than fossil fuel-burning buses</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> due to the electric school buses’ better handling in snowy conditions.</span><br><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Extreme cold reduces electric school buses’ range, so proper route planning is key – just as it is for every school bus. Some districts choose to select larger batteries or use auxiliary heaters rather than the bus’s electric heating system in order to preserve battery life, while other school districts have found they are able to run long routes in cold conditions using just the bus’s electric heating system. In Utah, </span><a href="/electric-school-bus-series-how-students-salt-lake-city-helped-advance-equity-centered-plan" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="6517ccf7-3c7a-48f8-b152-dbe88ae52360" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="The Electric School Bus Series: How Students in Salt Lake City Helped Advance an Equity Centered Plan "><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Salt Lake City School District</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> has found that cold weather decreased their electric school bus’s range, but mid-day charging and regenerative braking allow their electric school buses to run even the district’s longest routes, 92 miles, while using heating in cold mountain temperatures.</span><br><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Range in cold weather will differ for each school district based on route needs, terrain, heating and other factors – that's why it’s important to carefully plan routes in all climates, particularly when cold weather decreases a bus’s range. But with longer ranges than ever before and battery thermal management systems, electric school buses are already meeting the needs of cold weather schools across the U.S. and Canada.</span><br><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">You can learn more about electric school bus range and how school districts are using smart route planning to deliver clean rides for kids even in the coldest weather in our article, </span><a href="/all-about-operating-electric-school-buses-cold-weather" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="9942b018-5b1b-4428-873f-7481e7ffceae" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="All About the Range and Reliability of Electric School Buses"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">All About Operating Electric School Buses in Cold Weather</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">. And you can learn more about how to manage range in cold weather from </span><a href="https://atlaspolicy.com/fact-sheet-combatting-range-loss-in-extreme-cold/" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Atlas Public Policy</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> and the </span><a href="https://driveelectric.gov/files/esb-cold-weather-help-sheet.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Department of Energy’s Joint Office of Energy and Transportation</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-title" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;"><strong>How can electric school buses support a cleaner, more reliable electric grid?</strong></span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-text" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Electric utilities are exploring how electric school buses can function as large mobile batteries to support the power grid, enable greater renewable electricity generation by storing the energy for use at a later time and provide disaster relief, through the use of </span><a href="/all-about-managed-charging-and-vehicle-everything-or-v2x" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="064db12b-d806-4745-9252-88b828f160f2" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="All About Managed Charging and "><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technologies</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">. </span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> </span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">The electric school bus battery’s stored energy can help stabilize fluctuating electrical conditions, alleviate the need to start-up additional power generation sources by reducing peak energy needs and discharge energy stored in the batteries to provide mobile emergency power to shelters and other essential facilities. </span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> </span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">You can learn more about V2X technology </span><a href="/all-about-managed-charging-and-vehicle-everything-or-v2x" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="064db12b-d806-4745-9252-88b828f160f2" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="All About Managed Charging and "><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">here</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div><a name="section-252"></a> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--rich-text paragraph--view-mode--full-content"> <div class="wysiwyg-container"> <div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW96066111 BCX0"><h3><span lang="EN-US">Electric school bus community</span><span> </span></h3><p class="MsoNormal accordion-title" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;"><strong>What are school districts saying about their electric school buses?</strong></span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-text" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">School districts of all sizes and in a wide variety of climates report successful implementations of electric school buses, with many districts choosing to expand their electric school bus fleets.  </span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> </span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Districts with electric school buses have reported quieter, smoother rides that both drivers and students appreciate — and many districts report savings on fuel and maintenance costs, depending on local circumstances.  </span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> </span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Districts have noted that weather conditions can impact range, so proper planning is important. Read about the experiences from districts </span><a href="https://electricschoolbusinitiative.org/engage#section-84"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">here</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> and learn more tips and learnings from school districts </span><a href="/12-tips-electric-school-bus-adoption" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="cec0360d-8b10-4bc3-b319-a3de232b4ac0" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="12 Tips on Electric School Bus Adoption "><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">here</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">.</span><span style="color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-title" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;"><strong>Who is leading the efforts for an equitable transition to electric school buses?</strong> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-text" style="background-color:white;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:.25in;mso-background-themecolor:background1;"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">The movement for an equitable transition to electric school buses has been going strong for years, thanks to the hard work of many tireless advocates. Organizations including the </span><a href="https://electricschoolbuses4kids.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Alliance for Electric School Buses</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">, </span><a href="https://www.lcv.org/chispa/clean-buses-healthy-ninos/" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Chispa/LCV</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">, </span><a href="https://earthjustice.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">EarthJustice</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">, </span><a href="https://www.momscleanairforce.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Moms Clean Air Force</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">, </span><a href="https://www.sierraclub.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Sierra Club</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">, </span><a href="https://cleanenergy.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">, </span><a href="https://www.virginiaclinicians.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> and many others have been leading the charge, and community advocates have played a crucial role. </span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> </span><br><a href="/leading-charge-advocacy-organizations-forefront-electric-school-bus-transition" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="2afb3882-fe08-433c-90c9-b149935288b7" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Leading The Charge: Advocacy Organizations at the Forefront of the Electric School Bus Transition"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;">Learn more</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> about the organizations that have led the way — and continue to lead the effort today.</span><span style="color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-title"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;"><strong>How can I get started?</strong></span></p><p class="MsoNormal accordion-text"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;">Everyone has a role to play in driving an equitable transition to electric school buses. You can find a wide variety of resources </span><a href="/search" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="a54fd31d-6ece-4677-bcf5-35474ce59cd8" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Resource Library"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;">here</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;">, easy-to-use tools </span><a href="/tools" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="98c2270a-c5c7-4125-8b1d-68183523b759" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Tools"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;">here</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;mso-themecolor:text1;">, data and evidence </span><a href="/evidence" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="72ae695c-cf2a-4acd-a958-2e2162fde501" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Evidence"><span 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