LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Lima City Schools will accept a grant to assist with the purchase of 4 electric school buses.
The district was selected to receive a $1.4 million EPA Clean School Bus Grant to cover the little over $1.7 million total price tag.
The district was selected to receive a $1.4 million EPA Clean School Bus Grant to cover the little over $1.7 million total price tag. In addition to the 4 new electric school buses, the purchase will come with the needed electrical infrastructure and charging stations. District administrators say this is a step toward going greener while also being economically savvy.
District administrators say this is a step toward going greener while also being economically savvy.
"We're trying to go greener, cleaner, but we're also looking at alternatives. The price of gas has gone up, the price of diesel. Just in general, we're looking at hopefully lowering our costs a little bit, and with that, I think the buses, this EPA, the clean buses are going to impact all of that," says Heather Sharp, Treasurer, Lima City Schools.
Current plans are to keep the electric buses for in-town routes with diesel buses for longer trips.
The 4 electric school buses will replace 4 diesel buses within the Lima City Schools' bus fleet. Current plans are to keep the electric buses for in-town routes with diesel buses for longer trips. The goal is to have the new buses running by next year.
