Why officials say electric school buses are the future

KENNEBEC JOURNAL • January 23, 2025

Maine school districts, including Winthrop Public Schools and the Yarmouth School Department, continue to have problems with electric school busessupplied through the Clean School Bus Program from Quebec-based Lion Electric Co. However, experts say the problems with Lion Electric buses are not representative of electric buses as a whole, which can be beneficial for schools, as the buses are cheaper to maintain and better for the health of students and bus drivers, as well as the environment as a whole.