buses on the road. Tey will include the EVS 03 (Type C) and EVS 01M (Type A) all-electric school buses, powered by batteries with a range of 100 miles on a single charge.


“California is one of the leading states in air quality programs,” said GreenPower Chief Executive Officer Phillip Oldridge. “We expect as the transi- tion to electric picks up momentum, that we will continue to see increased adoption of our all-electric school buses.” Other ongoing electric school bus projects include


An eLion zero-emissions electric school bus charges at STN EXPO in Reno, Nevada, last summer. Electric has been slow to gain a hold of the alt-fuel market, but recent developments indicate progress.


one by the Clinton Global Initiative, which selected a district outside of Los Angeles, Torrance Unified School District, to participate. In May, TUSD Trans- portation Manager Mark Plumb said the district’s two electric buses are “about to hit the road.” Te two-year project has progressed slowly and has been expensive, Plumb added, but the $900 annual electric bill to charge the buses beats the $9,000 annual bill for traditional fuels. He also shared that when electric buses are plugged in, they provide power back into the power grid to help reduce costs and consumption. ●


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