Share This Article Share PostState law requires every school bus across New York to be powered by clean electric energy by 2035, and bans non-electric school bus purchases by 2027. But only 68 school buses of the 10,500 in New York City’s fleet are currently electric, according to the city’s Department of Education. “Oversight hearings are the best way to let the public and local stakeholders know what the current state of these electric school buses are,” Portis added. Mayor Eric Adams at a press conference last year announcing funding for more electric school buses via the Biden administration. “We definitely still have a long way to go before meeting our electric school bus goals.”To reach the reporter behind this story, contact [email protected].