ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Ann Arbor Public Schools is an example of how costly it will be to replace all the non-electric buses in the country.

The public school district is like many other municipalities in the U.S. trying to make their fleet of buses more environmentally friendly.

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Ann Arbor Public Schools posted a document that shows it plans to purchase four standard electric buses at the cost of $453,110 per bus. The total cost is estimated at $1.8 million.

That’s far more expensive than the traditional non-electric alternative. DeVivo Bus Sales estimated on June 10 that the conventional school bus – the most common used in the U.S. – can range from $105,000 to $150,000.

The state of Kentucky’s Department of Education put out a 2025 price list for buses. The traditional type C school bus ranged in price from $129,100 to $145,600. A type C electric school bus costs $396,900.