AXIOS: Electric school buses are practically free now [Bus not for @mcps @mocoboe! They prefer to skip grants!]

Federal and state governments are practically giving away electric school buses, and if your local district doesn't have its hand up yet, it should. The math is a no-brainer...

...The catch: An electric school bus costs $350,000 to $450,000 — three to four times a traditional diesel bus — and most districts can't afford the upfront expense, despite the long-term savings.

What's happening: A bunch of new government incentives make replacing aging diesel fleets an easy call.

• The five-year, $5 billion Clean School Bus Program, approved in November 2021 as part of the infrastructure law and run by the Environmental Protection Agency, pays school districts up to $375,000 to replace a diesel bus with an electric one.
• The government offers another $20,000 for charging infrastructure, for a total of $395,000 per bus purchased....

School districts get billions for electric school buses (axios.com)