The Palm Beach County School District is going green and unveiled the first of its new fleet of electric school buses on Friday.
Five buses are scheduled to enter service by the end of February, with more being phased in over time.
School district transportation director is “pleased and proud” to introduce the new electric buses
The school district’s transportation director is “pleased and proud” to introduce the new electric buses.
A school bus driver is eager to get behind the wheel of one of the new buses.
“These electric buses are great,” said bus driver Nadine Cousins. “They drive smoothly, they’re quiet, they’re energy-efficient, and we love them.”
The total cost of the new buses was approximately $19 million, with a $13.7 million grant helping to offset that amount, according to Shane Searchwell, transportation director for the Palm Beach County School District.
School officials said they were able to purchase the buses with a grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and a partnership with Florida Power & Light for the chargers.
The district said it will eventually roll out around 40 of these electric buses, which take approximately five hours to charge.
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