TA.b Quickie - Lion Electric school buses qualify for new EPA Clean School Bus Program

Lion Electric is participating in the EPA's Clean School Bus Program where the full cost of the LionC school bus (left) may be covered. The program helps to bring healthy commutes to students around the country, especially in underserved communities which have historically had disproportionately poor air quality. It will also reduce student movement costs. “As the leader in all-electric school buses, Lion is in a fantastic position to help customers secure this new EPA funding for both all-electric school buses as well as charging infrastructure, which in some cases will fund the entire purchase of a new zero-emission Lion school bus,” said Marc Bedard, CEO – Founder of Lion Electric. “Lion put its first electric school buses on the road in the U.S. in 2016,which have since been driven in real world operating conditions. We are clearly an early mover in the space and, with our planned capacity of 20,000 vehicles per year at our Illinois manufacturing facility, are ideally positioned to put made in America electric school buses on the road at scale. This federal program is a major step in transitioning to sustainable school transportation, bringing significant improvements to the health of our children and communities. We applaud the EPA for their commitment to deploy all-electric school buses.” Cool. Go to the EPA's or Lion Electric's websites for more info. CLick on "read more" below to view the media release.

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