TAOS — Taos Municipal Schools has joined a statewide pilot program testing the viability of electric buses across New Mexico’s varied climate and terrain.

The program launched this fall through a partnership between the New Mexico Economic Development Department and GreenPower Motor Co. The electric buses pose no cost to school districts and are funded by a $5 million capital outlay appropriation passed by the New Mexico Legislature.

Taos is testing a 15- to 18-passenger electric bus that will be used for Boys & Girls Club runs and other after-school activities.

“What we’re really interested in is how they’re going to perform in extremes because New Mexico is such a varied state in a lot of respects,” said Mark Roper, director of the New Mexico Economic Development Department. “We have

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