A fleet of electric school buses will be deployed to transport athletes and staff during the 2028 Olympics, organizers announced Monday.

Some 500 zero-emission buses from local school districts will be used for the job, which will be executed by Highland Electric Fleets. That contractor works with cities and school districts to electrify and operate their buses, and currently has school buses in Compton , Moreno Valley, and elsewhere, according to its CEO Duncan McIntyre.

He told LAist that in the coming months, the company will launch more electric buses and support services in Southern California, including in Oxnard, and that its buses in the L.A. region will be part of the Olympic fleet come 2028.

Transportation is one of the major challenges of the coming Olympic Games, which wil

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