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High‑school students urge District 25 to explore electric school buses, citing lower operating costs and federal grants
Summary
Members of the Pocatello High School Earth Club outlined cost comparisons, health benefits and grant options for switching to electric school buses, noting higher upfront costs but lower per‑mile operating expenses and several federal funding sources to offset purchase and infrastructure costs.
Members of the Pocatello High School Earth Club presented a proposal asking District 25 trustees to consider electric school buses for future fleet purchases and to pursue federal planning and procurement grants.
The students said electric buses have higher initial purchase prices but far lower operating costs. “A diesel bus costs around 50¢ per mile just to run the vehicle, but electric buses only cost about 8¢ per mile,” a student presenter said, and another noted approximate purchase prices of about $400,000 per electric bus versus…
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