On November 21, 2024, the Electrification Coalition, Highland Electric Fleets, Clean Fuels Michigan, Dean Transportation, Lansing School District, the World Resources Institute (WRI) and Hoesktra Transportation hosted an engaging and informative electric school bus teach-in. This hands-on event brought together school districts, transportation professionals, and fleet operators to explore the exciting future of electric school buses in Michigan.
Attendees had the unique opportunity to hear from a diverse panel of experts, including Director Phil Roos from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy on behalf of Governor Whitmer, who discussed strategies and funding to deploy more electric school buses in Michigan; and Superintendent Shuldiner from Lansing School District, who celebrated the district’s recent EPA Clean School Bus Program awards for electric school buses.
Sessions covered key topics such as available funding opportunities for fleet electrification with speakers from EPA Region 5, the fourth round of the EPA Clean School Bus Program, the Michigan Association for Pupil Transportation’s application for the third round of Michigan Clean Bus Energy Grant Program funding, and utility insights from Lansing Board of Water and Light. Sessions also covered how to navigate the procurement process and highlighted best practices for a successful deployment of electric school bus fleets using first-hand stories from school districts and transportation industry experts.
To access the resources shared by our speakers, download the slide deck (pdf). Please feel free to reach out to EC Policy Associate Carolyn Bidó at cbido@electrificationcoalition.org with any questions about the Michigan CBEG Program, or about electric school bus deployment in general.