Institute for Energy Studies Speaker Series Presents: School Bus Electrification and Battery Circularity

A yellow school bus is pictured against a blue sky and a white plug icon is superimposed over a green background, suggesting the transition to electric buses.

Event Details

When:

-

Location:

Online: Zoom

Price:

Free

Brought to you by:

Institute for Energy Studies, The Foundation for WWU & Alumni

Description

Check out this video to watch the School Bus Electrification and Battery Circularity.

Have you wondered how new climate technologies can offer benefits first to those that need it most? The electric school bus moment is finally here. Today, over 12,000 electric school buses are committed to be on the road, 89% of which in communities of colour. In this session Vishant will share more about the how this came to be, the challenges and opportunities in accelerating this transition across more communities, and how school bus electrification can unlock broader transportation decarbonization.

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Featuring:

Man in glasses with a beard smiling, wearing a gray blazer over a blue sweater and collared shirt.
Vishant Kothari

Vishant Kothari has been at World Resources Institute (WRI) since 2020, working on equitable electric mobility through policy and infrastructure. Currently, he helps accelerate the equitable adoption of electric school buses by leading technical assistance for states and school districts, as well as advance battery circularity at the Electric School Bus Initiative at WRI. Prior to this, he has worked with several U.S. cities on urban energy decarbonization, on social innovation and climate entrepreneurship in Asia Pacific and partnership development for a global youth non-profit in the Netherlands. He holds a MS in Sustainability Management from Columbia University in NY and a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from Manipal University in India. He resides in Oakland, California and loves dogs.

Questions and Accommodations

  • Contact The Foundation for WWU & Alumni for this event if you have questions or need disability accommodations by calling (360) 650-3353 or emailing Alumni@wwu.edu. 
  • Advance notice for disability accommodations and special needs is greatly appreciated. Please indicate your special needs on the registration form.
  • There will be auto-captions available for the Zoom webinar.

The views expressed by our speaker do not necessarily reflect those of Western Washington University.