The above map shows the advance of electric school buses in Tennessee over the last few years. Propane and natural gas buses are used in some districts, as well. The map does not provide dates and some highlighted districts will not receive their electric school buses until late 2023 or into 2024.
The TN BEEP (Bus Electrification, Education and Planning) partnership is providing no-cost education and assistance services to school district leadership and fleet management personnel in Tennessee. Significant funding is coming through the EPA over the next five years and this partnership can help any districts that want to “make the switch” to electric or other alternative-fuel school buses.
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Our team can help you with anything from electric/alternative fuel bus learning to grant assistance to charging and infrastructure needs and costs. You can use the form at left to send a note to DET Coordinator Savannah Robertson and she will direct you to the best contact, or reach our directly to any of the people listed below.
To support prioritized and eligible school districts and their LPCs in the TVA territory, TVA will host weekly office hours with the intent to help connect applicants and their LPCs with more localized assistance and resources beyond what will be offered by the EPA’s office hours.
These will be hosted once per week via Zoom, every Wednesday from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm CST, and will be held for the foreseeable future.
Email alex@driveelectrictn.org for the Zoom link!
World Resources Institute has created a great guide for electric school buses in the U.S.! Please click here or on the image below to access the guide. Please get in-touch with any of our contacts for further assistance once you have accessed the guide.
