Here's Why EPA's $400M In Electric School Bus Grants Matter And How They’ll Be Allocated

26 Apr 2023 | Abstracted from Electrek

"The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law of 2021 authorized the EPA to offer rebates in 2022 to replace diesel school buses..."clean and zero-emission (ZE) models..." Electric buses are being prioritized over alternative fuels in the 2023 grant program as well...over 2,000 applications in the 2022 Rebate Program, more than 90% of buses requested in the first round were for zero-emission electric buses..Replacing just one diesel school bus with an electric school bus can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 54,000 pounds each year.."

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