“We are trying to work with Lion to have those buses replaced ... which is much more expensive than your typical diesel school bus. Even beyond the inflated cost, the poor reliability of ...

Lion Electric obtained protection from its creditors in December and is seeking a buyer with a restructuring plan that would focus only on school buses and return all manufacturing to Quebec.

Lion Electric, and mischaracterizes the process that the agency used to award the money. “The money shouldn’t have been given to the school bus company up front,” Zeldin told POLITICO ...