Build Your Electric School Bus Fleet with AEP Energy
Electric school buses bring air quality, climate, and grid resiliency benefits to communities. AEP Energy is ready to help you create a healthier, more sustainable environment for your students!
Benefits
From safety and attendance to recruitment and equity, your students will benefit from electric school buses.
 Safety |  Attendance |  Recruitment |  Equity |
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| Diesel School Bus | Emissions negatively impact student health, behavior, and academic performance1 | Loud noises increase behavioral issues and elevated emotional states2 | A loud, disruptive bus increases driver distraction3 | Minority communities are disproportionally exposed to higher levels of air pollution4 |
| Electric School Bus | No emissions improve the health of students and transportation staff | Students are calmer due to reduced noise | Superior ride experience could help recruit and retain drivers | Provides opportunities for students directly impacted by social disadvantages |
Your partner
AEP Energy is your turn-key resource for ESB projects.
Our team of experts will listen to your needs and goals, and work with you to identify the right solution for your schools, including design, procurement, build, capital, operation, and maintenance.
AEP Energy offers:
- Investment capital to supplement grant award.
- Evaluation and optimization of bus routes.
- Location feasibility and economic viability study.
- Cost optimization strategies.
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1 Gawryluk et al, Brief diesel exhaust exposure acutely impairs functional brain connectivity in humans: a randomized controlled crossover study, Environmental Heath (January 2023)
2 Dolf Zillman’s considerable work on Excitation Transfer Theory (2006), “Residual excitation from essentially any excited emotional reaction is capable of intensifying any other excited emotional reaction. The degree of intensification depends, of course, on the magnitude of residues prevailing at the time”. In summary, quiet busses produce quiet children.
3 Virginia Tech Transportation Institution, Distracted Driving Awareness
4 Cordes, Rick, Schwartz, Do Long Bus Rides Drive Down Academic Outcomes? (December 2021), Annenberg Brown University
