Throughout the years, the state’s education depeatment has made grant funds available for schools to buy electric buses. And while the ride on these buses are smooth, change can be a bumpy ride
The Dearborn school system currently has one electric school bus, but come this fall, 18 additional EV buses will be added to the lineup. However, they were awarded the money for the buses in 2022.
WXYZ “All of these things do take some time,” David Mustonen, the Communications Director for Dearborn Public Schools told me. “So it has been about a two-year process.””It’s been about a two-year process.”
I took a ride on this EV bus. Overall, it felt the same as a regular school bus, but with less noise.
Part of making the ride smooth is a good charge. Dearborn Schools is currently installing the infrastructure, however there is concern about having charging stations elsewhere.
“If we take a bus on a long field trip somewhere, are we going to be able to charge that bus when it gets there or is it going to be able to make that trip there are back, these are all the things that we are figuring out,” Mustonen said.