The Oakland Unified School District is rolling out the nation's first all-electric school bus fleet and providing a template to move away from pollution-producing diesel buses.
The Oakland Unified School District is rolling out the nation's first all-electric school bus fleet and providing a template to move away from pollution-producing diesel buses.The district's 74 EV buses will be entrusted with transporting all of the district's 1,300 special education children beginning with the start of the school year Monday. Unlike other school districts,
supplies buses only for special needs students, while offering free passes for AC Transit buses for the larger student population.The new buses will not only result in less greenhouse gas emissions, but parents and schools can monitor precisely where the kids are thanks to a new integrated platform, and the buses can send power to California's grid when not in use. Some 27 million children in the United States take a yellow school bus to school every year.
transportation director.The 74 buses are quiet, air-conditioned, and very comfortable. Raney said the district made sure to purchase enough buses so all special needs children could benefit. Oakland is all about equity, she explained, adding that she wants to ensure every special needs child gets a fair chance at learning. And diesel buses were putting them at a disadvantage.'For them to ride an hour each way, it's two hours in a vehicle each way.
also worked with state lawmakers to up the contracts for the vendors from five to 10 years, which helped to offset the costs. PG&E, the EPA Clean Bus School Program, the California Air Resource Board, Heavy Vehicle Incentive Program vouchers, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, and the Clean Mobility Operations all collaborated to help accelerate the procurement of the new EV school bus fleet. PG&E is providing 2.
facility.It's estimated that the 74 buses can supply enough hours of electricity to power up to 400 homes.'This is just one small step it benefits all our kids,' said Raney. 'And it will benefit the community and the nation.'While Sam may have missed the chance to take a Zum school bus, he now has his own EV mobility vehicle that takes him around the neighborhood. His mother is happy to see special needs kids taken into consideration.
Electric Vehicles Oakland Unified School District Oakland
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Oakland FBI raids: Investigators seek Oakland Police Department records in new subpoenasOakland Police Department phone directories and police reports were among the records sought in the latest subpoenas.
Read more »
Oakland Zoo will be devoid of elephants for 1st time in 75 yearsOsh, who weighs 15,000 pounds and stands 11 feet 2 inches tall, will be transported in a specially designed, air-conditioned trailer, providing enough space for the 40-hour journey to Tennessee.
Read more »
ENHYPEN’s “ROMANCE : UNTOLD” Becomes Their 1st Album To Surpass 2 Million Sales In 1st WeekENHYPEN’s new album is officially a “double-million seller”! On July 12 at 1 p.m. KST, ENHYPEN made their comeback with their second full-length album “ROMANCE : UNTOLD.” On its first day of sales alone, the album sold over 1.88 million copies, breaking ENHYPEN’s previous first-week sales record of 1.
Read more »
Chandler Unified School District Prepares for new academic yearChandler School District is the second largest school district in the state.
Read more »
Chino Valley Unified School District sues Gavin Newsom over California's new gender-identity lawA Southern California school district involved in an ongoing legal battle with the state over the district's gender-identity policy sued Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom Tuesday over a new law banning districts from requiring that parents be notified of their child's gender identification change.
Read more »
3 Unified police officers found justified in killing man during Kearns shootoutThree Unified police officers were found to be legally justified in killing a man who shot at them while they were investigating a domestic violence incident in August.
Read more »