The vehicle-to-grid export rate is expected to promote electric vehicle adoption in California, which is considered the nation's largest EV market.
The Blue Bird buses, using Nuvve's energy platform, are expected to help Ramona Unified School District in San Diego County generate revenue by selling energy back to the grid.
The California Air Resources Board voted on a proposal that will ban the sale of fossil fuel-powered vehicles by 2035.
This allows the automaker to be eligible for state government fleet purchases.
The deal is expected to bring 20 BYD battery-electric school buses to Antelope Valley Schools in Lancaster, Calif., near where the company builds the vehicles.
The collaboration between San Diego Gas & Electric, Nuvve, and the Cajon Valley Union School District offered the first live demonstration of bi-directional charging since launch of the federal cross-sector initiative to rapidly commercialize technology.
The global cleantech company partners with San Diego Gas and Electric to pair Nuvve's vehicle-to-grid (V2G) tech with the utility's Emergency Load Reduction Program (ELRP).
The buses will be used for the Municipal Railway (Muni) bus service.
The California company Total Transportation Services Inc. has issued a letter of intent to purchase 100 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) from electric startup Nikola, whose Nilola Tre BEV is designed for local deliveries up to 350 miles.
Santa Maria Joint Union High School District is the first to receive GreenPower’s B.E.A.S.T. electric school bus. The bus has a range of up to 150 miles and a 194kWh battery pack.
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