The REAL Reason Districts are Ditching the $159M Electric Buses for Diesel

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The Biden administration promised a future where America’s children would ride to school on clean, quiet, zero-emission electric buses. Billions of your taxpayer dollars were poured into the Clean School Bus Program with the goal of replacing diesel fleets across the country with battery-powered vehicles. But the reality on the ground looks far different. Instead of leading the way toward a green revolution, many school districts are quietly turning back to diesel, forced there by broken promises, bankrupt companies, and electric buses that can’t stay on the road. Plus, the impact of weather has been a huge factor.

At the center of the collapse is Lion Electric, a Canadian company that once stood as a showcase for Washington’s push toward electrification. In 2022, the Biden administration awarded Lion $159 million to produce 435 electric school buses, making it the third-largest recipient of US taxpayer-funded subsidies under the Clean School Bus Program. Just a few years ago, Lion was valued at nearly $5 billion and touted as a success story. Today, it is bankrupt, sold for only $6 million in liquidation, and unable to deliver $95 million worth of buses it had promised to American school districts. I’m sure you’re saying, what about our tax dollars. They’re gone for good.

The fallout has been swift and painful. Lion Electric closed factories, terminated most of its workforce, and informed districts that warranties and purchase orders in the U.S. would no longer be honored. For the schools that had already taken delivery of Lion buses, this left them stranded. The districts now own vehicles with limited repair options, little access to replacement parts, and no manufacturer support. For schools still waiting for buses, that those vehicles will never arrive. This sounds like the electric postal truck issue, we’ve covered this before. More money gone for good.

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