Electric School Buses
With more than 100 successful deployments under its belt, CTE is the national leader in helping transit and school bus operators successfully deploy zero-emission buses.
The US school bus fleet contains roughly 480,000 vehicles carrying millions of students each day, yet only 1% of these buses are electric. Replacing all diesel school buses with electric school buses (ESBs) would drastically curb children’s exposure to harmful air pollutants, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and has the potential to substantially reduce operating expenses for school districts.
Fleet electrification is complex and requires proper planning and technical support to ensure success. There are a myriad of decisions to be made around route planning, charging strategy, equipment selection, infrastructure development, resource management, and more.
"CTE has been an exceptional partner in our efforts to explore and quantify impacts of zero-emission options for our fleet. In addition to CTE’s mission, industry involvement and wealth of data from their partners across the nation, the people involved made the project enjoyable as well as comprehensive! The combination of CTE’s friendly, professional and highly competent staff with their specialized partners allowed us to gain a wholistic view of the path ahead of us in our journey toward a zero-emissions fleet."
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Stockton Unified School District Fleet Transition
CTE collaborated with Stockton Unified School District (SUSD), Schneider Electric, Sage Energy Consulting, The Mobility House (TMH), and ViriCiti on the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) Clean Mobility in Schools (CMIS) Grant Program. Their joint initiative, titled "Getting Stockton to Zero-Emissions: Clean Air for Our Community," focuses on deploying electric school buses, electric lawn and garden equipment, and related charging infrastructure.
CTE plays a crucial role by providing project management and technical services for SUSD, overseeing vehicle procurement, fleet planning, data collection, and community outreach. They have developed a comprehensive long-term plan for achieving a zero-emission school district and are responsible for reporting requirements to CARB. Additionally, CTE will conduct ongoing performance analysis of the 11 electric school buses, using the data to inform future fleet transition planning, including estimating costs for the shift to a zero-emission fleet. CTE is also actively engaged in outreach efforts, organizing community events, creating educational materials, and collaborating with local partners.
“CTE was instrumental in the record-setting success of Stockton’s Clean Mobility In Schools (CMIS) Pilot Program. The grant writing, project management, subcontractor coordination, data collection, reporting, and community outreach were exemplary.”
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