electric buses

New York schools need to electrify their bus fleets by 2035. Many were expecting financial help from the federal government to make that happen, but now that’s uncertain.

School buses statewide are required to be all electric by 2035.

Ballots for school board elections across the region show many districts still plan to buy diesel buses next year, despite federal and state funding for EV models.

"We run 24/7, we have cars on all the time."