state-electric-school-buses-us-feb-2023-9a52733522f22914.pdf

This report by the World Resources Institute (WRI) tracks the adoption of electric school buses (ESBs) in the United States as of September 30, 2022. It details the number of committed vehicles, the primary funding sources driving adoption, the types of buses being purchased, and an analysis of whether the transition is occurring equitably across different demographic and pollution-burdened areas.

• As of September 2022, there are 13,053 committed electric school buses in the United States, spanning nearly 500 school districts across 39 states. This total includes 1,215 buses that are either on order, delivered, or operating, and a significant contract for 10,000 repowers between Midwest Transit Equipment and SEA Electric.
• California is the leader in ESB adoption, with nearly 1,700 committed buses, which is more than four times the amount of any other state. Approximately 75% of all delivered and operational ESBs are located in California, driven largely by state-specific funding such as the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Program (HVIP), which has funded 1,032 buses.
• The Volkswagen Mitigation Trust is the second largest funding source for ESBs, having funded 646 buses across 28 of the 39 states with commitments since 2018.
• Large-scale commitments are increasing, with 65 school districts and private fleet operators now having 10 or more committed buses, compared to 13 in August 2021. Montgomery County, MD, leads with 326 committed buses, followed by New York City Public Schools with 93.
• Type C buses are the most common electric model, accounting for 51.8% of committed ESBs, followed by Type D buses at 28.3%. The primary manufacturers in the market are Blue Bird, Thomas Built Buses, and Lion Electric.
• The distribution of ESBs shows mixed equity results: while 80% of buses are in districts with high populations of non-white and/or Hispanic residents and districts with the highest PM2.5 air pollution have committed more buses, the largest percentage of ESBs are located in the first quartile of school districts with the smallest share of low-income households.
• The average time from the awarding of funds to the delivery of an electric school bus is approximately 16 months, though this varies from under three months to over three years and has been impacted by COVID-19 pandemic supply chain issues.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). state-electric-school-buses-us-feb-2023-9a52733522f22914.pdf. https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/2023-04/state-electric-school-buses-us-feb-2023.pdf

Chicago

World Resources Institute. state-electric-school-buses-us-feb-2023-9a52733522f22914.pdf. n.d. https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/2023-04/state-electric-school-buses-us-feb-2023.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=World Resources Institute |title=state-electric-school-buses-us-feb-2023-9a52733522f22914.pdf |url=https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/2023-04/state-electric-school-buses-us-feb-2023.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendstateelectricschoolbusesusfeb20239a52733522f22914pdf, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{state-electric-school-buses-us-feb-2023-9a52733522f22914.pdf}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/2023-04/state-electric-school-buses-us-feb-2023.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }