Congresswoman Robin Kelly attended the unveiling of a state-of-the-art electric school bus barn for Herscher Community Unit School District No. 2 yesterday. This project stands as the largest electric school bus deployment effort in Illinois to date.

The school district’s new bus barn has been specifically designed to accommodate its electric fleet with charging infrastructure. Herscher’s recently acquired a brand-new fleet of 25 all-electric LionC school buses from The Lion Electric Company.

The bus depot also features a solar array, which will help offset the facility's new energy consumption. It is expected to generate approximately 773,000 kilowatt-hours annually.

The LionC buses, capable of traveling up to 125 miles on a single charge, represent the district’s commitment to student health and reducing carbon emissions while modernizing its transportation infrastructure.