School Bus

A new pilot project will help equip West Virginia school districts with low or no cost electric buses.

A Canadian electric vehicle manufacturer is coming to West Virginia, bringing hundreds of jobs. GreenPower Motor Co. announced Wednesday that it will build electric school buses at a plant in South Charleston.

Upshur and Berkeley counties are getting some new, cleaner school buses. The Upshur County Board of Education will be awarded $160,000 to receive eight new school buses, and Berkeley County Schools will see $20,000 to replace one bus.