Sustainability Resources for Clean School Buses
This page contains links to resources with information on sustainability considerations for fleets interested in transitioning to clean and zero-emission school buses. The EPA partners with the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation to share free technical assistance on many of the topics listed on this page; after reviewing the information, please contact cleanschoolbusTA@nrel.gov if you have additional questions on any of the topics.
On this page:
Electric Vehicle Battery Replacement and Reuse/Recycling
- Batteries for Electric Vehicles - An Alternative Fuels Data Center website with comprehensive information on different types of EV batteries and recycling options.
- Electric School Bus Incentives, Battery Life, and Other Considerations – A video created by the Clean Cities Coalition about electric school bus requirements, battery recycling, incentives, and other considerations.
- National Blueprint for Lithium Batteries (pdf) (1.57 MB) - A resource published by the Department of Energy with information on the lithium battery supply chain and the benefits of recycling lithium batteries.
- Lithium Ion Battery Recycling – An EPA resource with information on best practices for battery recycling.
- NAATBatt Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain Database – Directory of North American battery supply chain facilities for raw materials, processing, manufacturing, repurposing, and recycling.
Resilience, Adaptation, and Clean Energy
- Microgrids: Best Practices for ZEB Resiliency - A report published by CALSTART on the benefits of microgrids for zero-emission bus resiliency.
- Benefits of Powering Your EV With Solar Energy - An article published by the Department of Energy on the benefits of utilizing solar energy to power EV.
- Green Power Partnership - EPA's Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program that encourages organizations to use green power voluntarily to protect human health and the environment.
- Climate Resilience and Adaptation Funding Toolbox - An EPA page with resources to help EPA’s funding applicants and recipients make climate-informed investments.
- What If Electric School Buses Could be Used to Supply Power When Off Duty? - An EPA page highlighting the benefits of vehicle-to-grid technology.
- 3 Design Considerations for Electric School Bus Vehicle-to-Grid Programs - A case study published by the World Resources Institute on vehicle-to-grid pilot programs in fleets transitioning to electric school buses.
Note that the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation now operates under the Vehicle Technologies Office within the U.S. Department of Energy.