Electrifying Communities: How Clean Cities and Communities Coalitions Bridge Policy and Practice in the Electric School Bus Transition

The paper examines how 29 Clean Cities and Communities (CC&C) coalitions, overseen by the US Department of Energy, facilitate the adoption of electric school buses (ESBs) in the US. While coalitions generally support ESBs for health and environmental reasons, their effectiveness is limited by capacity constraints, infrastructure gaps, and political tensions regarding alternative fuels like propane and compressed natural gas.

• Clean Cities and Communities (CC&C) coalitions generally support the transition to electric school buses (ESBs) due to health, environmental, and clean transportation benefits, and they provide support to school districts through outreach, education, and technical assistance.
• The ability of coalitions to support ESB adoption is hindered by capacity limitations and regional differences, including varying perceptions of technology readiness and gaps in infrastructure.
• Coalitions face conflicts when promoting ESBs due to political climates, stakeholder interests, and previous investments in alternative fuels such as compressed natural gas and propane, despite efforts to remain fuel-neutral.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Electrifying Communities: How Clean Cities and Communities Coalitions Bridge Policy and Practice in the Electric School Bus Transition. https://www.wri.org/research/electrifying-clean-cities-communities-coalitions-policy-practice-electric-school-bus-transition

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Electrifying Communities: How Clean Cities and Communities Coalitions Bridge Policy and Practice in the Electric School Bus Transition. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/electrifying-clean-cities-communities-coalitions-policy-practice-electric-school-bus-transition.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendelectrifying, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Electrifying Communities: How Clean Cities and Communities Coalitions Bridge Policy and Practice in the Electric School Bus Transition}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/electrifying-clean-cities-communities-coalitions-policy-practice-electric-school-bus-transition}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }