Statements and releases

• STATEMENT: 1,600+ More Electric School Buses to Hit the Road In Districts Across the US. December 11, 2024.
• STATEMENT: WRI's Electric School Bus Initiative Heralds Release of Nearly $1 Billion in Funding for Clean Rides to School. September 26, 2024.
• RELEASE: WRI’s Electric School Bus Initiative Part of Team Awarded $1 Million in U.S. Department of Energy Funding to Provide Training for Equitable Electric School Bus Adoption. September 3, 2024.
• RELEASE: Electric School Bus Initiative Honors Leaders for a Clean Ride for Kids. July 25, 2024.
• STATEMENT: Approximately 3,100 more electric school buses to bring a clean ride for kids thanks to Clean School Bus Program funding. May 29, 2024.
• STATEMENT: EPA Makes Nearly $1 Billion in Funding Available for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Including Electric School Buses and Trucks. April 24, 2024.
• STATEMENT: U.S. EPA Issues New Pollution Standards for Trucks and Buses. March 29, 2024.
• STATEMENT: Washington State Adopts Historic Zero-Emission Transition Requirement for Entire State School Bus Fleet. March 28, 2024.
• RELEASE: World Resources Institute’s Electric School Bus Initiative Teams Up with LEGO’s Build the Change to Launch Free Curriculum Resource on School Buses in the Circular Economy. February 12, 2024.
• STATEMENT: IRS Releases Guidance on Tax Credit for Electric Vehicle and Electric School Bus Charging Infrastructure. January 19, 2024.
• STATEMENT: Responding to Local Demand Nationwide, EPA Announces Nearly $1 Billion in Grants for Zero-Tailpipe-Emission Electric School Buses. January 8, 2024.
• STATEMENT: Our Kids Deserve a Clean Ride to School. New Inspector General Reports Make Clear that the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program is Delivering. January 4, 2024.
• STATEMENT: New York Offers $100 Million in Funding from the Bond Act to Help Deliver Clean Rides to Kids. September 28, 2023.
• STATEMENT: Clean School Bus Program Offers Additional $500 Million in Rebate Funding to Help Deliver Clean Rides to Kids. September 28, 2023.
• STATEMENT: WRI’s Electric School Bus Initiative celebrates historic unionization vote by Blue Bird workers in Fort Valley, Georgia. May 16, 2023.
• STATEMENT: EPA announces $400 million second round of Clean School Bus Program funding to help more communities deliver cleaner and healthier rides for kids. April 24, 2023.
• RELEASE: World Resources Institute’s Electric School Bus Initiative Announces Two New Research Partnerships in the Areas of Tribal Nations and Indigenous Communities and Disability Rights and Justice. March 30, 2022
• RELEASE: "Electrifying School Buses in the Bronx and Beyond” Awarded State Clean Transportation Prize. November 30, 2022
• STATEMENT: WRI heralds historic electric school bus funding through EPA Clean School Bus Program. October 26, 2022
• STATEMENT: EPA announcement reveals overwhelming demand for electric school buses. September 29, 2022
• STATEMENT: Biden Administration's Clean School Bus Program is Charging Ahead & Open for Applications. May 20, 2022
• STATEMENT: New York Enacts First-in-Nation Plan to Electrify All State School Buses. April 7, 2022.
• STATEMENT: U.S. Senate Passes Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. August 10, 2021

In the news

• Electric school buses take off in Illinois, with over 200 on the road: A ‘phenomenal climb’ (Chicago Tribune). December 26, 2024. 
• This Pennsylvania school is saving big with solar and EV school buses (Canary Media). December 19, 2024.
• Parents Say Electric School Buses Make Children Happier, Survey Finds (Forbes). November 21, 2024.
• The Future Looks Bright for Electric School Buses (Scientific American). October 12, 2024.
• Electric school buses are the future we deserve (Vox). September 5, 2024.
• More kids are riding electric school buses this fall (Axios). September 4, 2024.
• The US is having an electric school bus boom (MSN). September 4, 2024.
• Electric school buses help tribes bridge the energy transition (Red Lake Nation News). June 2, 2024.
• Oakland is now first in the US to have a 100% electric school bus fleet – and it’s V2G (Electrek). May 15, 2024.
• Tired of diesel fumes, these moms are pushing for electric school buses (AP). February 26, 2024.
• Electric School Buses Gain Ground Across the Nation (TechStory). January 1, 2024.
• Number of Electric School Buses More than Doubled in the U.S. in Past Year (Good News Network). December 30, 2023.
• Electric school buses are becoming more common in both large cities and rural districts across Texas (Houston Chronicle). November 25, 2023
• A Federal Push to Electrify the U.S.’s School Buses Started With Philanthropy (Barrons). October 27, 2023
• The propane industry’s weird obsession with school buses, explained (Vox). October 5, 2023
• The push to electrify the nation's school buses (CBS News). September 16, 2023
• E-school buses gain traction, over 5,600 rolled out (WHIO). September 5, 2023
• How US school buses are going electric, in four charts (Canary). May 15, 2023
• Electric School Buses Will Arrive Sooner Than You Expect (U.S. News & World Report). May 8, 2023
• Charted: The rise of electric school buses (Axios). May 3, 2023
• Electric School Buses Are Catching On, Helped by Federal Funds and New Emission Rules (EdWeek). April 25, 2023.
• School Districts Across the Country Are Getting Electric Buses (The New Republic). January 19, 2023
• Thousands of cleaner, quieter electric school buses to roll out soon in districts nationwide (ABC News). January 17, 2023
• The race to electrify America’s school bus fleet (CNBC). December 12, 2022
• A profound change is coming to American school buses (Washington Post). October 26, 2022
• The Evidence is Clear: Electric School Buses are the Best Choice to Reduce Emissions (STN Partner Update - WRI). September 1, 2022.
• Curbing Climate Change Should Include Electric School Buses (Architectural Digest). February 28, 2022
• The Real Cost Of Electric School Buses (Is Lower Than You Think) (CleanTechnica - WRI). February 2, 2022
• It's Time School Buses Went Electric (Newsweek). September 29, 2021