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.

August 30, 2021

5.3 MILLION TONS PER YEAR

The average reduction in heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions if all of America’s 485,000 school buses were replaced with electric ones

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

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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