The average reduction in heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions if all of America’s 485,000 school buses were replaced with electric ones
Numbers in the News: Electric Buses
Diesel-powered school buses emit gases that pollute the air. That’s why many schools are switching to greener electric buses.
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5.3 MILLION TONS PER YEAR
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26 MILLION
The number of students in the U.S. who ride a bus to and from school each day
$110,000 VS. $400,000
The cost of a diesel bus compared to that of an electric bus
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1,000 MILES
The record distance an electric bus has been driven on a single charge
THINK ABOUT IT: List some of the pros and cons of switching to electric school buses. Should your school make this change? Why or why not?
SOURCES: ENVIRONMENT AMERICA RESEARCH & POLICY CENTER, U.S. PIRG EDUCATION FUND, AND FRONTIER GROUP
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