The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has officially opened the Clean School Bus program. Our team has delivered 50 Jouley electric school buses and installed 15 charging stations in Virginia this school year. As Virginia’s first and most experienced electric school bus dealer, our team has the knowledge, skills, and resources you need to seamlessly and successfully add electric school buses to your fleet. Contact our team today to learn more about Jouley the electric school bus and Proterra charging stations.
Cory Compton
Western Region Sales Manager
cory@sonnymerryman.com
434.941.3820
Mike Wirt
Eastern Region Sales Manager
mwirt@sonnymerryman.com
757.719.0001
DEQ is now accepting applications for battery electric school buses through the Clean School Bus Program. Through a competitive application process, DEQ will award $10 million in this round from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust for State Beneficiaries to Virginia public schools to cover the price difference between a battery electric bus and equivalent diesel bus, up to $265,000 per electric bus and associated charger and customer-side installation. A total of $9.25 million is available for battery electric buses and associated chargers.
Important dates
- May 2021 – Application period begins
- May 10, 2021 – First webinar for potential applicants, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM- register here
- May 17, 2021 – Second webinar for potential applicants, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM- register here
- June 25, 2021 – Applications due
- July 2021 – Award recipients notified
NOTE: An eligible applicant may submit one application; an application for battery electric buses or an application for propane buses.