TACOMA — Gov. Jay Inslee will be in Tacoma on Monday to test drive the first all-electric school bus in Washington.
KIRO-TV reports that students, parents and state leaders will gather at the Franklin Pierce High School stadium to see the bus debut with Inslee driving laps around the stadium.
School district officials say the test drive is part of a pilot program. They say if the bus works well, they’d like to replace all of their diesel buses with the electric alternative.
Organizers say the bus features a custom educational dashboard that shows energy savings in real-time.
