Blink Charging

APRIL 14, 2022

Advantages of electric buses include zero tailpipe emissions, the ability to store power in buses for emergency use, inexpensive electric re-fueling, and little or no regular maintenance. Manufacturer Thomas Built and Highland Fleets fleet services are among those helping school districts finance their own electric fleets.

Highlander 52

Highlander Maryland Fleet Electric 52

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) (Maryland) Board of Education approved a contract on Tuesday evening with Highland Electric Transportation, a provider of turnkey electric fleet solutions, to convert the MCPS school bus fleet to all-electric, starting with 326 school buses over the next four years.

Maryland 259

Maryland Purchase Highlander North Carolina 259

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Dont PHEVs just shift pollution from gasoline cars to power plants? But its monumentally less pollution , even on the national (half-coal) grid. And its easier to clean central power plants than millions of vehicles. And utilities are increasingly being mandated to increase their percentage of power from renewable sources.

PHEV 37

PHEV Nickel Metal Hydride Prius EPRI 37

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The objections they raised for years -- "no one is interested, no one would plug in, the technology is too complex, the benefits are minimal, its just shifting the pollution from the tailpipe to the smokestack, theres no demand for these cars" -- still show up occasionally, but are by and large history.

Plug-in 45

Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45