1. School districts do not drive their buses to 1 million miles. That's like 40–50 years of driving. Plenty of other components in a bus fail before then. 2. E

1. School districts do not drive their buses to 1 million miles. That's like 40–50 years of driving. Plenty of other components in a bus fail before then. 2. Electric vehicles do not need battery replacements other than manufacturing defects. They degrade for sure and hold less charge after time, but not to such a great extent that a school bus will be unable to complete its daily trip. 3. Lithium from old batteries can be recycled and remanufactured into new batteries. Battery recycle plants are already here in the U.S.