If electric powered school busses are to be effective, then all electricity used to charge the batteries must be solely from non-polluting sources.
Proponents of the “Electric School Bus Project” say the switch would reap cost savings and health benefits for county residents, as well as help meet local and state goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Addison County’s three unified school districts are employing a “strength in numbers” strategy to get what they hope will be a better deal for student transportation than if they continued to broker their own deals.
Diesel school buses harm kids. Electric buses don’t.
