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Consultant tells Averill Park school board 83% of daily bus routes feasible to electrify; residents raise cost and safety concerns
Summary
A NYSERDA-funded feasibility report presented to the Averill Park Central School District found roughly 83% of daily routes workable with today's electric-bus technology, but estimated fleet replacement and infrastructure could cost about $27 million and prompted public concerns over safety, winter reliability and budget tradeoffs.
A NYSERDA-funded consultant presented a fleet electrification feasibility study to the Averill Park Central School District Board of Education, saying 83% of the district's 45 daily routes are feasible with current electric-bus technology, 13% are feasible but difficult and about 4% are infeasible under today's capabilities. The consultant said the district's fleet at the time of the study numbered 67 vehicles and the analysis was intentionally conservative to account for battery degradation.
The consultant, Josh of Cornelis/Cornelius Technologies, framed the plan as a multi-phase, route-by-route feasibility study meant to give the district information to plan purchases and infrastructure. "83% of those routes are feasible," he said, noting the study modeled range, battery degradation, charging speeds and depot-charging constraints across an 8-year life cycle per vehicle.
Why it matters: the study translates state mandates into practical steps for the district. New York State rules require that by 2027 any purchased buses be…
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