A new report from the nonprofit CALSTART, an organization that works with businesses and governments to develop clean, efficient transportation solutions, provides a snapshot of state-level efforts to leverage electric transportation in K12 school districts. According to the report, the dataset only includes electric school buses that are either:

Funded: Resources to support such an initiative have been awarded and accepted.
Ordered: The district has placed an order for an electric school bus.
Delivered: The bus has been delivered and is awaiting operation.
Deployed: The bus has been placed in operational service and is running in service.

Here’s a look at the five states that have adopted the most ESBs since Sept. 2021:

California: 1,689
Maryland: 336
Florida: 218
Virginia: 152
New Jersey: 90

And states with zero ESBs:

New Hampshire
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Louisiana
Idaho
Arkansas
Wyoming
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas

States like Illinois, New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut and New York also saw the largest increases in purchases between 2021 and 2022 as awareness and support grew.

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These states are leading the electric school bus movement

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