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Take action today to urge LAUSD to achieve 100% electric school buses by 2035!
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is ready for electric school buses.
Now is the time for our schools to commit to a 100% zero-emission school bus fleet by 2035. To succeed with school bus electrification, LAUSD must accelerate infrastructure planning and electric school bus deployments now. The benefits of prioritizing LAUSD’s electric school bus fleet are immense: access to once-in-a-lifetime funding opportunities now, cleaner air for our kids, supporting our renewable energy goals, and creating good, high-paying local careers. It is the future, and we not only can do this, but must do this for our future generations.
School districts across the country are committing to electric school bus fleets.
Large districts are all-in on a rapid transition to electric: Montgomery County will replace its 1,400+ diesel buses with electric buses by 2035, without any additional cost or job loss. Nationally, school districts across the are implementing 12,275 electric school buses across 38 states, a 10-fold increase in the last year. The technology is ready, and Los Angeles is ready to lead.
Electric school buses reduce pollution, address climate change, and build a better economy.
Protection for Vulnerable Kids’ Lungs: Zero-emission battery-electric school buses are the safest, healthiest buses for pupils, drivers, and communities.
Clean Back-Up Power: Vehicle-to-grid-enabled school buses are the ideal vehicle to use for energy storage and climate resiliency. These buses can power the grid and buildings during times of peak energy demand, especially during the summertime and regional emergencies.
Local, High-Road Jobs: Los Angeles has a vibrant electric bus and vehicle manufacturing hub, along with strong Building Trades unions, that together provide meaningful apprenticeships and career opportunities for the diverse communities of Los Angeles. Each additional investment in electric school buses contributes to high-road, well-paying electric bus manufacturing, infrastructure, and apprenticeship programs for graduating students and their communities.
We are calling on LAUSD to implement strong electric school bus goals, plans, and commitments:
100% zero-emission school buses in LAUSD by 2035
50% zero-emission school buses in LAUSD by 2029
200 zero-emission school buses in LAUSD by 2025
Develop a fleet-wide transition and infrastructure plan, including a vehicle-to-grid energy analysis, in conjunction with LADWP and other partners
Apply for all available grant funding and examine innovative financing opportunities
Build good jobs and equity principles into LAUSD’s school bus procurement by adopting U.S. Employment Plan principles
