Michigan is accelerating its transition to electric school buses, with dozens of districts adding new vehicles through a state-funded program aimed at replacing older diesel fleets.
As the transition expands, districts are adopting electric buses at different stages, but all face the same question: Are the benefits worth the costs and challenges?
Holt Public Schools is among those starting the process. It has no electric buses currently in its fleet but received about $4.4 million through the state’s Clean Bus Energy Grant program to add 10 electric buses, along with charging infrastructure. Officials expect them to be in operation within a year…