Ottawa promised 5,000 electric school buses back in 2021. Where are they?

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CBC’s The National investigates federal funding delays causing a lack of EV school buses.

The very same buses that put our children on the road to academic success are also diminishing their chances at a bright and clean future through air and noise pollution.

“Diesel Fumes are a known carcinogen. Something that was very surprising to me is that there are more diesel fumes inside the bus than outside the bus.” 

– Miriam Ponette, Sustainable Mobility Lead with Green Communities Canada and a coordinator of the Canadian Electric School Bus Alliance (CESBA). 

Federal commitments to electrifying school buses have stalled and forced several jurisdictions to invest in new diesel buses. CESBA is looking for new members and additional  government support as we rally advocates, actors, and involved communities from coast to coast to coast.

Learn more in Ponette’s full interview with CBC News here.

Led by Green Communities Canada and Équiterre, the Canadian Electric School Bus Alliance (CESBA) advocates, shares knowledge and  convenes diverse actors to seek policy commitments at the federal and provincial levels of government that will enable all Canadian school bus fleets to transition from diesel to electric power by 2040.