2024
Yes
Adopting electric school buses in the United States: Health and climate benefits
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2320338121
Choma, Ernani F.
North America
Modeling
Other
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Particulate Matter (PM)
Respiratory symptoms
Financial outcomes
Other
Air pollution
benefit-cost analysis
Climate change
Risk assessment
transportation.
Replacing diesel school buses with electric models yields health and climate benefits averaging $84,200 per bus nationally, up to $207,200 in large cities. Benefits likely exceed costs, especially in low-income communities, supporting targeted fleet modernization.
2024