Out with the diesel: New electric school buses will lower emissions in Charlotte, reduce risk of asthma

By Zachary Turner · WFAE

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The federal Clean School Bus Program is funding the purchase of over 200 electric school buses in North Carolina, with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools deploying three electric buses in the next school year and planning to roll out over 50 more. Stan Cross, electric transportation director at SACE, highlights how electric school buses eliminate tailpipe emissions and protect students from harmful air pollutants linked to asthma and other health issues, while also improving academic performance.

Electric school buses produce zero tailpipe emissions, protecting students, drivers, and communities from harmful air pollutants that can lead to asthma, cancer and other heart and lung illnesses
Stan Cross

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