Dixie County Public Schools Debut New Electric School Buses

Dixie County Public Schools (DCPS) is excited to announce the deployment of 23 new electric school buses, making it one of the largest electric school bus fleets in Florida. Funded by a $9 million rebate from the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean School Bus Program, this initiative marks a major step forward in the district's efforts to improve air quality and reduce emissions.

DCPS partnered with Thomas Built Buses, Matthews Buses and Highland Electric Fleets, North America's leading provider of Electrification-as-a-Service (EaaS), to implement this project, positioning Dixie County as one of 12 Florida counties to receive federal funding for clean school buses since 2022. The district has acquired 23 brand-new electric buses to replace a portion of its existing fleet of 37 diesel buses. With the deployment of the full electric fleet, the district will phase out diesel buses for daily routes.