Parents in a western New York school district are raising concerns about electric school buses after reports that students are riding in unheated vehicles during winter conditions, highlighting early challenges as the state moves forward with a mandate requiring school bus fleets to transition to electric power.
According to a report by WIVB-TV, families in the Lake Shore Central School District say some bus drivers have reduced or turned off heat on electric buses in an effort to conserve battery power.
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