I have just a few thoughts as we head into our Fourth of July weekends, the first Covid-constrained ones of our lives.

I have just a few thoughts as we head into our Fourth of July weekends, the first Covid-constrained ones of our lives.

I don’t how you feel. But I’m excited to be in an historic moment in which change is happening, through vibrant, muscular collaboration and advocacy. Electric buses have a key role in responding to the national cry of “I can’t breathe”.

In this issue I’ll look at racism (including my own) in the electric bus context, and ways to work on overcoming it, since feeling sad about the murder of George Floyd isn’t helpful by itself. First, a few resources.

My ongoing theme in this newsletter is that electric buses are hard, worth the effort (including in the COVID 19 era), and require new levels of silo-busting collaboration between us.

COVID 19 has turned the bus world* upside down, stressing it beyond anything we’ve seen in our lifetimes.

What the heck does “vehicle to grid” (V2G) mean, if you operate school buses? In the utility world, V2G is all the rage, at least in concept, especially related to electric school buses (ESB’s).

It’s been awhile since I last wrote! In case you’re new, I am a zero emissions bus (ZEB) advocate here in Portland, Oregon.

Our beautiful state of Oregon boasts about 2,000 public transit buses and 7,975 school buses. Just 14 of our 9,975 total buses run on electricity, with no tailpipe emissions. That’s .001%.

What the heck does “vehicle to grid” (V2G) mean, if you operate school buses? In the utility world, V2G is all the rage, at least in concept, especially related to electric school buses (ESB’s).

Common sense might tell us that electric buses are really a city thing for the bigger, urban transit agencies.