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. 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.

On the 45th anniversary of Honda and state leaders announcing Honda will be building their first manufacturing plant in Ohio, they come together again to announce 4.2 billion dollars in investments for the production of their future electric vehicles. Honda is looking to produce only electric vehicles by 2040, so they are putting 700 million dollars into existing manufacturing plants in Marysville, East Liberty, and Anna to build them.

The Ford Motor Company announced Thursday plans to invest $1.5 billion into the Lorain County Ford Ohio Assembly plant to assemble all new electric vehicles. The investment is also projected to create 1,800 new hourly jobs. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine was on hand for the press conference in Avon Lake, stating that the investment is another strong chapter in Ohio's history.

The switch from gas to electric vehicles has been teased and hinted at throughout the past couple of years, with many experts predicting more electric cars on roadways as years go by. Your Hometown Stations talked with two new Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technology Program instructors in order to learn more about the potential switch to electric, and what it could bring.

The city of Wapakoneta, known for being first on the moon, accomplished another first on Friday. The city welcomed its first Electric Vehicle charging station.