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News and information about electric school buses in Canada, including their local manufacturing and their adoption and deployment in school bus fleets.

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Three Atlantic provinces launch electric school bus feasibility study

With $495,000 in funding, the study will develop a roadmap with a goal of transitioning over 2,800 school buses to electric power

Emma Jarratt

Feb 26, 2024

3 minute read

City of Regina buying up to 53 Nova Bus electric buses

Regina’s deal, as well as a smaller order from the transit authority for Waterloo, Ont., are the latest in a string of Nova Bus sales to Canadian cities

Mehanaz Yakub

Jan 31, 2024

4 minute read

Pollution Probe releases electric school bus strategy for Ontario

Electric school buses could bring millions of dollars in benefits to Ontario, but the province needs to increase funding and infrastructure

Nicholas Sokic

Nov 3, 2023

3 minute read

Canada needs to speed up its electric school bus transition: report

Electrification of Canadian school buses is progressing far too slowly. A new report by Dunsky shows how government policy leadership could make a difference

Mehanaz Yakub

Jun 28, 2023

7 minute read

Lion Electric buses to power P.E.I. relief centres in emergencies

Prince Edward Island will be the first Canadian province to use the vehicle-to-grid technology onboard Lion Electric school buses to respond to disaster-related power outages

Mehanaz Yakub

May 9, 2023

3 minute read

Five electric buses to begin serving 15 St. Albert schools in 2024

The buses, funded through a joint partnership between Infrastructure Canada and Highland Electric Fleets, will lower the Alberta school district’s carbon footprint and improve air quality for students

Mehanaz Yakub

Mar 30, 2023

4 minute read

V2G from commercial fleet vehicles can drive Canada to a green future and the time to act is now

Canada needs a stable supply of electricity to ensure that electrification — a critical component of Canada’s net-zero strategy — can proceed. We should be going all-in on V2G

Christopher Ralph

Nov 8, 2022

5 minute read

Canadian NGOs launch electric school bus alliance to accelerate transition from diesel

The Canadian Electric School Bus Alliance, led by Équiterre and Green Communities Canada, and funded by the Trottier Family Foundation, will provide education, promote awareness and advocate policy change

Josh Kozelj

Apr 21, 2022

8 minute read

Montreal foundation awards $800,000 in “catalytic capital” to spur electric school bus adoption in Canada

EXCLUSIVE: The Trottier Family Foundation, highlighting electric school buses’ climate and health benefits, will fund 10 organizations over two years to lobby governments, conduct policy research and build grassroots support

Brian Banks Emma Jarratt

Dec 22, 2021

5 minute read

Canada Infrastructure Bank to fund 4,000 electric school buses in Quebec

The $400-million loan to provincial bus operators is the latest investment from the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s $1.5 billion zero-emission bus initiative to assist in the transition from diesel transit in Canada

Mehanaz Yakub

Nov 24, 2021

4 minute read