<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3nPDXz_0vhqPbjt00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3nPDXz_0vhqPbjt00" width="1320" height="743" >(WRGB) - CBS 6 is taking a closer look at the state's aggressive plan to go green when it comes to school buses.All new school buses sold need to be zero-emission by 2027. Then by 2035, every school bus on the road needs to be zero-emission.How much could it cost? a new report found it could be more than $8 Billion.A report from The Empire Center for Public Policy found electric school buses will cost 2 1/2-4 times more than the lowest cost gasoline or diesel bus options.The Empire Center found the most common type of bus used by school districts would cost around $134,000. However, the electric version is a whopping $334,000.Another added expense is the infrastructure needed to charge.The state's "Electric School Bus Roadmap" admits the costs can range from $5,000 for a “level 2” charger to roughly $100,000 for a “level 3” charger that repowers the bus faster.The Empire Center's Ken Girardin says a much more cost-effective and realistic step would've been for the state to look at allowing the mandate to include hybrid school buses:“[hybrid buses] might be better fits, especially when you're talking about vehicles that are stopping every 200 feet for kids and not driving very far. There are a lot of practical concerns that have been completely overlooked in terms of how rural school districts are going to do this, how some of the northernmost school districts are going to handle this when you start to get temperatures below zero,” Girardin tells CBS 6.The New York State School Boards Association's (NYSSBA) Executive Director wrote in July that 15% of school districts lack the power capacity to operate a single zero-emission bus, let alone an entire fleet.Crisis in the Classroom is a weekly segment in which CBS 6 investigates issues faced by educators, students, and families. Send any tips to our team by emailing or by calling (518) 288-6034.</div></body>

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Report: Electric school buses could cost more than $8 Billion

(WRGB) - CBS 6 is taking a closer look at the state's aggressive plan to go green when it comes to school buses. All new school buses sold need to be zero-emission by 2027. Then by 2035, every school bus on the road needs to be zero-emission. How much could...