Grenada School District to add two electric buses to fleet | News [Video]

GRENADA, Miss. (WTVA) – The Grenada School District is adding two new electric buses to its fleet.

The school district held a training session Thursday to get familiar with the new technology.

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The buses can carry around 70 students. Each is valued at over $375,000.

Grenada was one of nine districts across the state to receive federal funding to help pay for the transportation upgrade.

It takes about three-and-a-half hours to charge the batteries, according to Benji Britt, the Transportation Director.

Britt says each bus has a range of about 300 miles. However, the typical bus route is only around 15-20 miles around the inner city.