Back to School: Why Electric School Buses Are Unlikely to Catch On

Doug McIntyre discusses the prohibitive costs of electric school buses, which are three times more expensive than their diesel counterparts, making widespread adoption unlikely. Only 2.5% of school buses are currently electric, and tight school budgets make this transition difficult. He compares it to the slow adoption of electric vehicles, with only 8-9% of cars being EVs in the U.S. McIntyre points out that while electric school buses are a promising solution to climate change, their high cost means they may never become a practical option for most school systems.