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Video of EPA Region 8 Clean School Bus Webinar with Havre School District
EPA Region 8 held a webinar with Havre School District on April 13, 2023 to discuss their experience operating their two electric school buses. Topics discussed include: Making the Switch to Electric School Buses; Operation, Maintenance, and Performance; and Electric School Buses in Cold Winter Weather.
Havre, Montana’s electric school buses ace their test in subzero temperatures
“There was a lot of raised eyebrows and a lot of question marks about whether or not this was going to work,” Paul Tuss said. “But apparently it has worked swimmingly. And some pretty cold temperatures here on the Hi-Line.”
The State of Electric School Bus Adoption in the US
More than 21 million children ride the bus to school in the U.S. and over 90% of these school buses run on diesel fuel, putting children’s health at risk every school day. Diesel exhaust is a known carcinogen, with proven links to serious physical health issues as well as cognitive development impacts. But with more electric school buses on the road, these risks can be reduced greatly.
