BANGOR DAILY NEWS • April 19, 2022
All around the United States, people are switching to electric vehicles from traditional gas or diesel. Even schools are beginning to use electric buses to transport students in their districts, but how feasible is this idea for Aroostook County? Mount Desert Island High School is the only Maine school to have an electric bus, but other districts, including Bangor and Brewer, have begun conversations about acquiring them. While electric buses have many environmental and other advantages, their shortfalls may prevent schools in rural places like Aroostook County from making the switch — although some of those districts are considering the idea.