Brown City Schools’ electric bus on the road

Brown City School District added an electric bus to its fleet. This was made possible through a $345,000 grant and replaces a 2005 diesel bus, allowing the district to save funds for educational needs. The electric bus, which produces minimal noise, plays the district's fight song at low speeds to alert residents to its presence. With a range of 100 miles per charge, it's ideal for daily student transport, although longer trips will still use diesel or propane buses.

And, he said, while the electric bus was manufactured in Quebec, Canada, one requirement of the EPA’s grant was that the charger had to be American made.