The Biden administration under a new federal program is awarding grants to school districts all over the country. The grants will reach over 400 school districts spanning all 50 states and Washington, D.C., along with several tribes and U.S. territories.
The school districts are slated to receive roughly a total of $1 billion in grants to purchase about 2,500 electric school buses. The Biden admin notes this is an important step for reducing emissions and pollution, but even further, the vehicles can also provide much-needed grid security and resiliency to underserved communities in the face of natural disasters.
Two experts in their respective fields from Cornell University gave their thoughts on using electric school buses in the school system and as mobile batteries in times of blackouts or natural disasters. Here’s what they had to say:
Eilyan Bitar, who is a professor of…