Prince Edward Island's government is pausing plans to buy electric school buses, and will instead purchase diesel ones next year.

The province set money aside in its recent capital budget for 137 new diesel buses that will replace any older vehicles that are currently in use.

In the P.E.I. Legislature on Nov. 6, Finance Minister Jill Burridge was asked if any of the new buses would be electric.

"No, they will not," Burridge replied.

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The province has said it wants to electrify the entire bus fleet by 2030.

There are now 107 LION Electric school buses in use in the province, making up about a third of the fleet. LION Electric entered credito

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