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Electric School Bus Overview

Electric School Bus Overview2025-02-14T13:33:25-06:00

Electric school buses provide an opportunity to improve air quality in our neighborhoods. Diesel exhaust emissions have negative impacts on health, especially in children, who have a faster breathing rate and lungs that are not fully developed.

Electric School Bus Benefits

  • Emissions Reductions. Unlike diesel engines, electric school buses do not produce tailpipe emissions and therefore eliminate millions of greenhouse gases a year. Reducing carbon emissions also reduces negative respiratory and health effects associated with air pollution.
  • Cost Savings. Although initial costs of electrifying school bus fleets can be high, the long-term investment can result in cost savings. These savings are a result of less brake wear from regenerative braking, and no required engine or exhaust maintenance. There are also potential cost savings due to reduced fuel cost, depending on the cost of electricity.
  • Cleaner Air. Electric school buses are zero emission vehicles and therefore deliver healthier air to entire communities. Children are especially susceptible to the harmful effects of diesel emissions and electrification will significantly decrease exposure to these emissions.
  • Quiet. An additional bonus of electric school buses is their noise level. Electric school buses are very quiet and help reduce noise pollution.
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