With the recent vote of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education to buy two electric school buses, the question of if there is enough electrical power here comes to mind.
The district can afford the purchase because it was awarded a $1.3 million grant to cover the purchases and the infrastructure. We’re assuming that includes EV fuel stations and training of the mechanics staff and fire department.
Just down Wabash Street from the bus garage are some big, portable DTE generators running to supplement the electrical power to the city. Already there is less than needed.
The city of Belleville recently approved an agreement that is placing EV fueling stations in the city’s parks. They have yet to be installed, but such stations take energy, as well.
Van Buren Township Treasurer Sharry Budd told of a visit to Canton with a friend not long ago to a business they have been to many times. They found the handicapped access parking spaces have been moved farther away from the door because the new EV stations needed to be close to the building for its electrical power. EV is affecting a lot of things.
We hope the school district’s new buses aren’t the final step to putting the community in the dark. You recall how it’s been this summer. We sure know what it’s like with the lights out.
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