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Lion electric bus cancellation prompts Bay City ISD to pause charging work and recommend diesel bus purchases
Summary
After notification that an electric‑bus vendor will not fulfill U.S. production commitments, Bay City ISD halted charging‑station work and staff recommended buying two activity buses now and budgeting for two new route diesel buses in the 2025–26 cycle to address an aging fleet.
The Bay City ISD transportation team informed trustees that Lion, the electric‑bus manufacturer that had been awarded federal or grant funding for electric buses, notified the district it will not fulfill its production commitment to deliver the buses because of tariff and production issues. District staff said they immediately stopped site preparation work for charging infrastructure that had been under contract with Hunt.
Transportation staff described an aging route fleet (model years approximately 2006–2008) and said two route buses currently do not run. Staff recommended the district purchase two activity buses…
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