Charged EVs | Thomas Built Buses topped 1.5 million electric school bus miles driven in Virginia

In collaboration with the Electrical College Bus (ESB) program of Dominion Power, a regional utility headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Daimler Truck North America subsidiary Thomas Built Buses (TBB) has introduced that the state has now surpassed 1.5 million electrical college bus miles pushed. 

Additionally partnering in this system is Virginia bus seller Sonny Merryman. The seller goals to have a complete of 224 TBB Jouley models delivered by the top of the varsity yr. Dominion’s ESB program, launched in 2019, is the biggest utility-led initiative of its sort within the US. It has a present fleet of greater than 135 buses working in 25 Virginia districts.

This system has helped college districts overcome technical and monetary hurdles of electrical college bus adoption. The corporate has supported plenty of districts in making use of for the 2023 EPA Clear College Bus Program and can also be planning to soft-launch the deployment of college bus V2G know-how this summer season.

The ESB program “goes past offering monetary assist; it forges partnerships in coaching, utility engagement, service and upkeep, and different program parts,” based on Whitney Kopanko, Director of Advertising and College Bus Gross sales, at Sonny Merryman. 

Supply: Thomas Built Buses