Photos Credits Lions Electric: The Belleville School District will be adding two new electric buses to its fleet. Lion Electric, with facilities in California and Canada, builds the buses to have up to a 155-mile range on a single charge and are compatible with most public charging stations.

The ride to school will soon be more environmentally friendly for some Belleville students.

The school district will be adding two new electric school buses from Lion Electric valued at $834,604 through a grant contributed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Production (DEP).

The grant was made through a transportation electrification initiative launched under Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration, as part of the governor’s effort to achieve 100% clean energy by 2050.

“The school district is not only committed to preparing our students for their place in the world, but we want to hand them a better world,” said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Richard Tomko. “We are pleased to soon welcome the electric buses and their ability to help us do our part to keep Belleville cleaner and greener.”