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Nuvve Deploys 16 Electric School Bus Charging Stations at Mt. Diablo Unified School District
Global energy technology leader and California school district team up to provide cleaner rides for students SAN DIEGO, Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuvve
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[{"type":"text","content":"Global energy technology leader and California school district team up to provide cleaner rides for students\n\n\n SAN DIEGO, Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuvve Holding Corp. (Nuvve) (Nasdaq: NVVE), a global technology leader accelerating the electrification of transportation through its proprietary vehicle-to-grid (V2G) platform, announced today that it has deployed 16 Nuvve PowerPort charging stations for Mt. Diablo Unified School District (MDUSD) in the San Francisco Bay Area. The charging infrastructure will help MDUSD operate new electric buses recently acquired through a Carl Moyer Program grant aimed at reducing emissions from heavy-duty vehicles. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nMDUSD serves 29,000 students across more than 50 school sites, including sites with a disadvantaged population, and was relying on old, aging diesel buses that were costing the district significant dollars to keep on the road. By working with California-based Blue Bird Corporation dealer, A-Z Bus Sales, the district was awarded $3.4 million to update their fleet to electric. \n\"We wanted to take advantage of the funding available for the sake of our students. We now know diesel buses cause issues both inside and outside the bus, especially for students with asthma or other respiratory problems,\" said Mt. Diablo Transportation Coordinator, Cristian Lepe. \"The grant came at just the right time to update our fleet with new, cleaner technology and helped us save money we would have spent maintaining the existing buses.\" Lepe has been working to electrify MDUSD's fleet since 2017 and is looking forward to adding more electric buses to his fleet in the future. \"Electric is where schools need to go, even if there is fear of the unknown.\" Lepe continued. \"I've started to build a community with other school districts where we can learn from each other and rely on experts like Nuvve. We all have to do our part to reduce CO2 emissions and achieve a better carbon footprint. It's the right thing to do for our students and our community.\"\nNuvve provided 16 Level 2 AC charging stations outfitted with its intelligent software to help manage the fleet's charging needs. Instead of opting for a \"dumb charger\" that simply pulls energy from the grid to the vehicle and would cost more to operate, MDUSD chose Nuvve for its low cost, flexibility, and fleet managem...