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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 5793090" data-attributes="member: 12952">[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/monambition-unplugged-bidens-electric-school-bus-program-faces-big-hurdle[/URL]The Environmental Protection Agency’s internal watchdog issued a report just before the New Year’s holiday that offered the latest evidence of a cart-before-horse dynamic in the Democratic push for green energy.The electric school bus initiative was boosted by Biden’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, setting aside $5 billion to grant money to local school district to convert their fleets from gas and diesel.Nearly 2,000 school districts applied for the first round of rebates from all 50 states and Washington, D.C., leading to an initial round of $1 billion. But since then, school districts around the nation have encountered serious difficulties, from a lack of chargers to maintenance problems, repair parts supplies, and downtime on the new technology, according to <a href="https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2023/05/29/the_200_billion_electric_school_bus_bust_902230.html" target="_blank">a recent analysis in Real Clear Energy.</a>One utility company told the IG that while it had experience with electric vehicles and buses, “it did not have experience at the projected scale,” the report noted.Another utility estimated it could take nine months to two years to complete construction, meaning new electric buses could sit idle on lots.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 5793090, member: 12952"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/monambition-unplugged-bidens-electric-school-bus-program-faces-big-hurdle[/URL] The Environmental Protection Agency’s internal watchdog issued a report just before the New Year’s holiday that offered the latest evidence of a cart-before-horse dynamic in the Democratic push for green energy. The electric school bus initiative was boosted by Biden’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, setting aside $5 billion to grant money to local school district to convert their fleets from gas and diesel. Nearly 2,000 school districts applied for the first round of rebates from all 50 states and Washington, D.C., leading to an initial round of $1 billion. But since then, school districts around the nation have encountered serious difficulties, from a lack of chargers to maintenance problems, repair parts supplies, and downtime on the new technology, according to [URL='https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2023/05/29/the_200_billion_electric_school_bus_bust_902230.html']a recent analysis in Real Clear Energy.[/URL] One utility company told the IG that while it had experience with electric vehicles and buses, “it did not have experience at the projected scale,” the report noted. Another utility estimated it could take nine months to two years to complete construction, meaning new electric buses could sit idle on lots. [/QUOTE]

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