Schools and school fleets

Electric school buses, from first look to the daily run

Our main programme helps private schools replace diesel buses with electric ones. You deal with one team; we bring in the supplier, the bank and the insurer.

A white Joylong electric minibus at a supplier's yard

Why schools are switching

Lower running costs

Charging costs less than diesel, and an electric drivetrain has far fewer parts to service.

Cleaner air at the gate

No exhaust where children queue, and a quiet ride on every route.

Spread the cost

Bank financing lets the bus pay its way over several years instead of one large purchase.

A school parents notice

A visible, practical step that sets your school apart.

The steps, start to finish

  1. Register interest

    A short form tells us about your school, your routes and the buses you run now. It commits you to nothing.

  2. Readiness check

    We visit, talk with your leadership, look at routes and where a charger can go, and review your accounts.

  3. Bank assessment

    We put your verified profile to our banking partner. The bus itself serves as the main security.

  4. Choose the bus

    You compare vetted models and seat counts, warranties and safety features, and get a formal quote.

  5. Finance and insure

    You sign the financing and insurance, and pay your contribution.

  6. Delivery and support

    The charger goes in, drivers are trained, we inspect the bus before handover, and we stay on call after.

Rear view of a white Joylong electric minibus

What we ask of every school bus

Seating
16 to 30 seats, low or wide step, padded seats with seatbelts
Safety
Speed limited to 60 to 70 km/h, reverse camera and sensors, stop arm, extinguisher and first aid kit
Comfort
Air conditioning and space for school bags
Range
At least 350 km per charge, fast charging in under two hours where possible, GPS tracking as an option
Support
Three year warranty on vehicle and battery, driver training, spare parts and a service plan

Suppliers

We vet the suppliers

We visit manufacturers and assemblers, inspect battery packs and build quality, and only put forward buses that meet our spec. Our project lead is meeting manufacturers in China to secure the first school buses.

Prince Selorm Mawudzro with a supplier beside a white electric minivan in a showroom

Register

Register your school

A white Joylong electric minibus at a supplier's yard

Start your school's registration

Tell us about your school and your transport, and we'll be in touch to talk it through. Prefer to talk first? Message us on WhatsApp.

  • Your school and how many pupils use transport
  • The buses you run now and the routes
  • Your finances, charging space and timeline

About 8 minutes. It commits you to nothing.

Start the registration

Questions about electric buses?

Chat on WhatsApp partnerships@gsiafrica.org

The quickest way is WhatsApp. We reply within a working day.