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This is huge progress toward advancing #fleetelectrification and integrating #EVfleets with #VirtualPowerPlants.

Exciting news for your Friday! The Oakland (CA) Unified School District is the first school district in the United States to have all of their school buses be electric! The buses and chargers also utilize vehicle-to-grid technology, meaning the fleet provides energy back to the electric grid. Check out how the school district was able to achieve this in the article below!

https://lnkd.in/eczjaR5a 300 GWh of Energy just from school buses (10 000) Zum has set a goal of electrifying 10,000 bidirectional school buses, which will create the potential to supply 300 gigawatt-hours of energy to the power grids annually. In addition, Zum is electrifying school buses in its fleet in districts across the country, with San Francisco Unified and Los Angeles Unified — which are three and six times the size of Zum’s Oakland school bus fleet, respectively — to soon follow.

What if we converted every school bus depot into a zero-emission peaker plant? 🔋 ⚡ 🚌 "California’s roughly 25,000 school buses could provide more than a gigawatt of electricity if converted to battery power, according to the California Energy Commission." #schoolbus #virtualpowerplants #electricvehicles #transportation #mobility #sustainability #cleanenergy https://lnkd.in/gqNT77Mk

https://lnkd.in/e9zWunE8 awesome V2G the Future looks bright Zum has set a goal of electrifying 10,000 bidirectional school buses, which will create the potential to supply 300 gigawatt-hours of energy to the power grids annually. In addition, Zum is electrifying school buses in its fleet in districts across the country, with San Francisco Unified and Los Angeles Unified — which are three and six times the size of Zum’s Oakland school bus fleet, respectively — to soon follow. #sustainability #alternativeenergy

New Fleet, Clean Slate: Georgia District Goes All-Green with Latest Buses 👉 https://loom.ly/c1IqJ5M Wilkes County Schools makes history with the state's first all-electric and propane bus fleet, with some help from Blue Bird Corporation, Highland Electric Fleets, and EPA funding. #bluebird #greenbuses #cleanandgreen #electricbuses #schoolbusfleet #schoolbusnews

Great news for school transport electrification. Since one to one transition from diesel buses to BEB remained challange because of high purchase price disparity between them, efficient routing plan or operation optimization makes this effort even more feasible and rapid. On the other hand, smart charging management could improve the demand charge and revenue generation through v2g integration. #school_bus_electrification #transport_decarbonization #operation_optimization #route_optimization #V2G_integration

🚍📚 With school back in session, it's a great time to revisit how electric school buses are driving cleaner transportation for students and supporting the energy grid! ⚡ ⚡ ⚡ Our CEO & Co-Founder, Gagan Dhillon, recently spoke with Forbes about the potential of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology and the pivotal role of electric school buses. To date, Synop has successfully delivered over 50 MWh of energy sent back to the grid. This is only the beginning. Learn more about how Synop and industry leaders are shaping a sustainable future. 🌱 Check out the Forbes article below. Thanks to Jamie Hailstone for the feature! https://lnkd.in/eWC_gz_t

A Bus2Grid project in Illinois will not only send electric school buses to 13 school districts, but enable them to discharge unneeded power back to the district, or an electric utility, when needed.

How can states lead the charge for an equitable #ElectricSchoolBus transition? School Transportation News shared learnings from our recent webinar with the Alliance for Electric School Buses on best practices for statewide policies regarding fleet electrification. Learn more ⬇️