California Lawmakers Approve Move to Electric School Buses, Estimated Cost Over $5.5 Billion

Children walk past a school bus in Monterey Park, Calif., on April 28, 2017. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images

Gov. Gavin Newsom will soon be deciding on whether to approve funding to replace diesel-powered school buses with electric vehicles, after the California Legislature approved a measure on Sept. 14.

Assembly Bill 579, would mandate that any new school buses purchased in the state after January 2035 must be zero-emission vehicles.