Mountain View Elementary School District Final Report

Mountain View Elementary School District submitted an application to receive grant funding under the California Energy Commission (CEC) Solicitation GFO-17-607 to replace three old diesel school buses. Mountain View Elementary School District was awarded funding for three vehicle-to-grid ready electric school buses and the supporting electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Mountain View Elementary School District purchased three electric school buses and installed six chargers through the CEC. The buses were placed into service December 17, 2020 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 greenhouse gas emissions by 0.223 short tons of NOx (oxides of nitrogen), 0.011 short tons of PM2.5. and 2166 gallons of fuels and that the electric school buses had a cost savings during the reporting period of $1,743.08.