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Electric School Bus Resources

Introductory material

The Case for Electric School Buses, 2-page colorful brochure from Vermont Energy Investment Corp.
Paying for Electric Buses, Financing Tools for Cities and Agencies to Ditch Diesel, Matt Casale and Brendan Mahoney, U.S. PIRG Education Fund, Fall 2018
Speaking Up for Electric School Buses, Jennifer Wallace-Brodeur of VEIC, School Transportation Online, June 2019
School Districts Rolling Out Electric Buses as Economics Improve: ‘It’s Time to Switch’, Justin Gerdes, Greentech Media, November 2018
Vermont Energy Investment Corp’s fact sheet on electric school bus models, last updated year-end 2019

Funding sources

New York Truck Voucher Incentive Program, There’s Never Been a Better Time to Upgrade Your Fleet to Cleaner Vehicle Technology (Implementation Manual PDF)
Charge Ready New York (NYSERDA program that provides funding for installation of charging stations)
ConEdison Smart Charge Program extended to medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles, John B. Rhodes, Public Service Commission Chair, September 2018

Studies and experiences in various school districts

Croton100’s Frequently Asked Questions on electric school buses
The Wheels on These Buses Go Round and Round With Zero Emissions, Brad Plumer, New York Times, November 2018 (report on use of electric school buses in White Plains)
School Bus Emissions, student health performance and academic performance, Wes Austin, Garth Heutel, Daniel Kreisman, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, March 2019
Two commentaries on the above scholarly work: Brookings and Chicago Policy Review
Notes on National Conference on Sustainable Development “Electric School Bus Toolkit” webinar, Patty L. Buchanan, May 27, 2020