The STRIDE Collaborative is a public-private partnership dedicated to reducing diesel emissions and improving public health in the eight southeastern states.
Electric School Bus Webinar Series: TCO and School Bus Electrification
STRIDE Electric School Bus Webinar Series: Electric School Buses and Total Cost of Ownership
During this webinar, Hillsborough County Schools and Argonne discussed cost analyses for school bus electrification and how electrifying can save fleets money. Jim Beekman of Hillsborough County Schools discussed a Total Cost of Ownership analysis performed for the district going over both the process of putting together a TCO analysis and the results. Andy Burnham of Argonne National Laboratory next went over an analysis using the AFLEET tool to demonstrate how school bus fleets can use the tool to calculate emission reductions and cost savings. Together these speakers discussed how school bus fleets can save green by going green and electrifying their fleets.
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Electric School Bus Webinar Series: TCO and School Bus Electrification
Electric School Bus Webinar Series: EV Fleet Operations
STRIDE Collaborative Electric School Bus Webinar Series: EV Fleet Operations & Lessons
Tuesday, May 24th
During this webinar, the Ft. Payne City School System provided lessons learned from their experience adding electric school buses to their fleet. A maintenance technician and bus driver provided insights into actual day to day operational experience with electric school buses. Attendees also learned from a utility provider about how easily electric buses and charging stations can be integrated into your fleet. Together these speakers provided practical information and the considerations needed to easily and efficiently incorporate these cost-reducing and clean buses into your existing fleet.
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Electric School Bus Webinar Series: EV Fleet Operations
BIL Clean School Bus Program Now Open!
BIL Clean School Bus Program is Now Open!
Authorized by the recently signed Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA’s Clean School Bus Program provides $5 billion over the next five years to replace school buses with low- and zero-emission school buses. The first funding opportunity under this program will be the 2022 Clean School Bus Rebates. EPA will offer $500 million for zero-emission and clean school bus rebates.

The program guidance and a list of eligible/prioritized applicants are now posted on the Clean School Bus Program website. Once you have completed the recommended steps to prepare, please begin filling out your rebate application.
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BIL Clean School Bus Program Now Open!
Future is Now Webinar
Clean Cities Georgia and STRIDE Present:
Electric School Buses, The Future Is Now!
Wednesday, February 23rd @ 11:00 AM Eastern
Clean Cities Georgia and the STRIDE Collaborative partnered to bring you the third webinar in STRIDE's Electric School Bus Webinar Series. This webinar featured presentations from electric school bus manufacturers who discussed and demonstrated that electric school buses are no longer a thing of the future, but a technology available and ready for the demands of the present day.
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Future is Now Webinar
Electric School Bus Webinar Series: Power of Partnership
STRIDE Electric School Bus Webinar Series: The Power of Partnership
Wednesday, February 2nd @ 10:30 AM Eastern
This webinar focused in on Washington County’s experiences deploying an EV bus. There was also a discussion from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation on the public health benefits of going to electric vehicles and the funding opportunities available. The webinar included discussion from a utility provider about how easily electric buses and charging stations can be integrated into a fleet. Together these speakers provided information and the considerations needed to easily and efficiently incorporate these cost-reducing and clean buses into existing fleets.
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Electric School Bus Webinar Series: Power of Partnership
Electric School Bus Webinar Series: V2G Webinar
STRIDE Collaborative Electric School Bus Webinar Series: V2G Session
Wednesday, January 26th @ 10:00 AM Eastern
This webinar provided an overview of how the power stored in the battery of an electric school bus or electric commercial vehicle can be used by the electric utility to supplement power to the electric grid, and/or by the vehicle owner for peak shaving and emergency service. This type of distributed power resource is commonly referred to as Vehicle to Grid or V2G.
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Electric School Bus Webinar Series: V2G Webinar
Congratulations to STRIDE Leadership Award Winners!
2021 STRIDE Collaborative Leadership Awards
Congratulations to this year's STRIDE Collaborative Leadership Award Winners!

2021 STRIDE Community Award Winner: Greensboro Transit Agency
2021 STRIDE Industry Award Winner: McAbee Trucking
2021 STRIDE Visionary Award Winner: American Lung Association
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Congratulations to STRIDE Leadership Award Winners!
STRIDE Success Stories
Share Your Success Stories
Got a success story, event, or webinar that you would like to share with the collaborative? Send an e-mail with the details to success@stridecollaborative.org and it may be featured on our website.
STRIDE Success Stories
Southeast Diesel Collaborative
STRIDE Collaborative
The STRIDE Collaborative (formerly the SEDC) is part of EPA’s National Clean Diesel Campaign, a program combining regulatory measures with voluntary initiatives to reduce the pollution emitted from diesel engines across the country.
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