Ocean View School District Electric School Bus and Infrastructure

Ocean View School District submitted an application to receive grant funding under the California Energy Commission (CEC) Solicitation GFO-17-607 to replace two old diesel school buses. Ocean View School District was awarded funding for two vehicle-to-grid ready electric school buses and the supporting electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Ocean View School District purchased two electric school buses and installed two chargers through the CEC. The buses were placed into service August 20,2021 and districts were offered workforce training to help support the successful deployment of the new electric fleet. The old, diesel-powered buses were also dismantled and removed from service. This project found that the electric school buses reduced lifetime greenhouse gas emissions by 406.79 short tons and that the electric school buses had a cost savings of $34,306.91 during the reporting period.