Bethlehem CSD Approved for $1m in State Funds for Electric Bus Purchase

The Bethlehem Central School District announced today that its application to the New York Truck Voucher Incentive Program (NYTVIP) has been approved. This approval will provide up to $1,000,000 in state-allocated funds to aid the district’s purchase of five electric school buses for the 2021-22 school year.

Bethlehem is one of the first district-operated school bus fleets in New York State to be awarded the NYTVIP funding to help advance its clean energy goals for student transportation. The district received voter approval in May to begin a transition to zero-emission school buses on the condition it could secure the NYTVIP funds for its initial purchase. The district’s goal is to convert at least 50% of its school bus fleet from diesel to electric over the next 10 years.

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