<ul><li>The U.S. state of Illinois has been granted almost $20 million to help several areas transition to electric school buses.</li><li>The funding comes from the IRA’s Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program, allowing the state to deploy replace retired internal combustion engine (ICE) buses with electric versions across nine Illinois school districts.</li><li>The state plans to use the funding to help build charging stations for the electric vehicles (EVs), along with providing workforce training to support the tech rollout.</li><li>The grant will also enable the hiring of two full-time staff members to support the implementation and work with school districts on clean energy programming.</li></ul>

Illinois granted nearly $20 million to electrify its school bus fleet

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