School district applies for grant to obtain electric buses
Funds for three new buses to come from a grant
-The Paso Robles Joint Unified School District (PRJUSD) Board of Directors approved applying for a grant to add electric school buses at the Tuesday night meeting. The funds for three new zero-emission buses would come from a grant from the North Coast Unified Quality Management District Rural School Bus Pilot Project. The resolution passed by the board authorizes the school district to apply for the grant.
The goal of the air quality district’s grant program is to accelerate the conversion of California school bus fleets to lower carbon transportation choices. Zero-emissions school buses have a 60-mile recharge range and an overnight charge time. The new buses, if acquired by PRJUSD, would be recharged mid-day and again overnight. The new buses will replace older buses that will remain in the fleet as spares.
The grant applications close on March 30. The school district will be notified soon after if the funds are approved.
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