In an effort to become more energy friendly, the Boerne Independent School District is hoping to add an electric bus to its fleet, maybe as soon as this coming academic year.
During the June school board meeting, trustees approved the purchase of 16 new buses, not including the 71-passenger electric one, at a total cost of about $2 million. Through a bidding process, the district chose Longhorn Bus Sales.
“This is part of our effort to reduce emissions by removing older, diesel buses from service and replacing them with cleaner alternatives,” BISD Director of Transportation John Ramirez told The Star. “We consider and explore all emissions reducing options that work best for our district in the future. We started in 2020 with purchasing five propane school buses, which reduce emissions up to 60 percent, and will increase the size of our propane fleet with this bond purchase as well.”
