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A South Carolina school district talks us through its transition to electric buses
A South Carolina school district talks us through its transition to electric buses
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29 minutes
Released:
Dec 21, 2022
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Podcast episode
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In late October, the EPA announced nearly $1 billion was awarded through the Clean School Bus Rebate Lottery program to support 389 school districts across the country with their school bus electrification projects. The intention of this program is to accelerate electrification by giving schools the financial resources to transition their diesel bus fleets to all-electric.On this episode of The Amped EV Podcast, we catch up with the transportation director, Rick Grisham, at one of those school districts, Richland One School District in Columbia, South Carolina, the 11th-largest school district in South Carolina, to understand why the district wants to transition to electric, what the process has been like and who the major stakeholders are to make the district's plans a reality.One of those stakeholders is Proterra, who is working with Richland One from start to finish to guide them through the transition process. We also talk with Mabel Feng, the director of product management at Proterra, to hear about the technology that powers the school buses, charging solutions, infrastructure and management software Richland One is using.The Buzz: www.thebuzzevnews.comAutel Energy: www.autelenergy.com
Released:
Dec 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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