Montgomery County electric school bus contract led to millions in wasteful spending, investigation finds

A contract to bring electric school buses to Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is costing the system millions, according to an investigation from the Office of the Inspector General. MCPS announced the over-$160-million contract to replace diesel school buses with electric ones in February 2021. The rollout was supposed to include 326 buses over the course of the next four years.