Completed project: Feasibility of battery-electric buses for regional school bus services in Western Australia

While electric vehicles (EVs), including buses, work well in metropolitan areas with strong electricity grids, the picture was unclear for the state’s regional and remote areas. Uncertainties included the different operating conditions (ie dusty gravel roads, longer distances), possible power outages and weaker feeders into the electricity grid. This work investigated the technical and economic feasibility of electric school buses meeting greenhouse gas emission (GHG) targets and eliminating children exposure to bus exhaust in rural and regional Western Australia (WA). Significantly, the report’s detailed analysis points to the following conclusion: there is no economic or technical barrier to transition to a 100% electric school bus fleet in WA. Find more information from this link.