EV Buses: Arriving Now And Here To Stay

In the words of Miss Frizzle, "Okay bus-do your stuff!"¹ A favorable regulatory environment, direct subsidy, private investment, and customer demand are driving an acceleration in electric vehicle (EV) bus adoption and the lane of busiest traffic is filling with school buses. The United States has over 480,000 school buses, but currently, less than one percent are EVs. Industry watchers expect that EV buses will eventually become the leading mode for student transportation. School districts and municipalities are embracing EV buses because they are perceived as cleaner, requiring less maintenance, and predicted to operate more reliably than current fossil fuel consuming alternatives. EV bus technology has improved in recent years, with today's models performing better in cold weather than their predecessors, with increased ranges on a single charge, and requiring very little special training for drivers.² Moreover, EV buses can serve as components in micro-grid