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The World Resources Institute (WRI) provides a technical assistance menu for school districts to accelerate the electrification of school bus fleets. The initiative offers free support across five stages: foundation setting, planning and procurement, charging infrastructure, testing and training, and deployment and scaling. WRI prioritizes districts in underserved communities and aims to support an equitable transition of the U.S. school bus fleet to electric by 2030.

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.

This report by the World Resources Institute (WRI) analyzes the adoption of electric school buses (ESBs) in the United States as of June 30, 2022. It tracks 'committed' buses—those awarded, ordered, delivered, or in operation—and examines the distribution of these vehicles across different states, income levels, and demographics to assess the equity of the transition from diesel-powered fleets.