Taxpayers To Fund Nearly $20M In Electric School Buses For Illinois
by Greg Bishop Dec 20, 2024
Taxpayers are set to jolt the struggling electric bus industry after Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced nearly $20 million for 70 zero-emission buses at nine Illinois school districts. [emphasis, links added]
On Thursday, Pritzker’s office announced the Illinois State Board of Education awarded a $19.9 million grant from the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program funded by federal tax dollars as part of President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act.
Troy Community Consolidated School District 30-C is set to get 32 school buses and charging infrastructure.
Joliet Township High School District 204 and Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 will each get 10 school buses and charging infrastructure.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/taxpayers-fund-20m-electric-school-buses-illinois/
