Webinar: Zero-Emission Bus Resources

March 14, 2024

Presentation slides

The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (Joint Office) hosted a webinar introducing the latest resources available to help transit agencies and school bus fleets transition to zero-emission buses on March 14, 2024. Presenters from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) showed how to use the new Route Planning Tool, which assists school bus fleets in determining the bus power usage and charger power needs for their unique bus routes.

NREL also demonstrated how school and transit bus fleets can apply for the Clean Bus Planning Awards. Workforce development experts from the federal government provided updates on new funding opportunities and resources available to stakeholders, including new web content from the Joint Office, and updates on funded projects from the Ride and Drive Electric Funding Opportunity.

Panelists included:

• Bridget Gilmore, EV Charging Fellow, Joint Office

• Jeff Peel, Deployment Manager, Joint Office

• Ryan Frasier, Project Lead, NREL

• Mike Jones, Transportation Project Lead, NREL

Key Takeaways

• The NREL and Joint Office Technical Assistance teams are here to help your fleet make the transition to zero-emission vehicles.

• There are several tools, forecasts and reports, help sheets, and checklists to get you started at driveelectric.gov.

• You can request help through driveelectric.gov/contact and expect a response to your problem within 48 hours.

Resources

• Video Series for school districts transitioning to electric fleets

• Temperature gauge for schools selecting buses for their climate.

• ESB Routing Tool and Instructional Video.

• Cold Weather School Bus Help Sheet.

• Clean Bus Planning Awards.

• FTA Low-No Program.

• EPA Clean School Bus Program.