Students in Swatara Township will soon be going to school on an electric school bus.

On Thursday, Dauphin County lawmakers and business leaders took a ride on Steelton Highspire’s brand-new electric school buses. The district is the first in Pennsylvania to have an all-electric school bus fleet.

“You have to be a good steward of the economy and the community, and going green is a part of that," said Dr. Mick Iskric, the Steelton Highspire superintendent.

The district purchased six new buses using a $2.7M grant from the EPA Clean School Bus Program. It is estimated that one of these electric buses can reduce carbon emissions by 54,000 pounds each year.

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