'I’m walking around all of those running diesel buses. So I could really smell the fumes. There’s no fumes on this bus at all.' Electric school buses don't have the same exhaust dangers that diesel buses do. Now, more of them are hitting the roads in MA.
In a school bus lot in Beverly, bus driver Henry Birkemouse starts up an electric school bus.
If all of the nation's school buses ran on electricity, the impact on emissions would be immense. According to a To their mother, Liane Ayres, it's the lack of diesel exhaust clogging the air that is the most welcome change.Cove Elementary students Angelina and Kenneth Denis aboard an electric school bus in Beverly, Mass.
School officials in Beverly stumbled upon a promising way forward when they began partnering with Highland Electric Fleets, an electric transportation financing start-up, about three years ago. One of Highland's goals is to offer a simple, affordable way for school districts, municipalities and fleet managers to transition to electric vehicles.
Nationwide, state governments are investing more dollars into the effort. California, for example, committed $122 million in subsidies last year. Colorado offered $65 million. And a handful of other states have subsidy programs in the works.
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