Roadmap to 100: Electrifying the full US school bus fleet

The document outlines a roadmap for transitioning the U.S. school bus fleet from diesel to electric, highlighting barriers such as high upfront costs and infrastructure complexity, while proposing systems-level solutions and priority actions for the next one to three years.

• The transition to electric school buses (ESBs) is hindered by three primary challenges: the higher initial purchase price compared to diesel alternatives, the complexity and expense of deploying charging infrastructure (which relies on grid capacity and utility coordination), and operational misconceptions that particularly affect underserved districts with limited budgets and staff.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Roadmap to 100: Electrifying the full US school bus fleet. https://www.wri.org/research/roadmap-100-electrifying-full-us-school-bus-fleet

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Roadmap to 100: Electrifying the full US school bus fleet. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/roadmap-100-electrifying-full-us-school-bus-fleet.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendroadmap, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Roadmap to 100: Electrifying the full US school bus fleet}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/roadmap-100-electrifying-full-us-school-bus-fleet}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }