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On Monday Zūm welcomed several special guests aboard a Zum bus in Seattle, including Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Brent Jones, Ph.D. and School Board President Liza Rankin. The group boarded the bus and was able to experience the full morning route as well as a demonstration of Zum’s onboard technology and tablet application. After the demonstration, Superintendent Jones and the team greeted parents and engaged with students on the bus. Thanks to Zum Field Supervisor Timothy Scott and Iutisone “Mr. T” I’aulualo for providing a spectacular experience. We are proud to have Seattle Public Schools as a school district partner! Learn more about the visit here: https://lnkd.in/gMp4Egrr #studenttransportation #Seattle #BacktoSchool

Thanks to KSHB / KMCI / The EW Scripps Company reporter Marlon Martinez for sharing how Zūm is delivering safe, reliable and modern student transportation for students and families in Kansas City, Missouri! This is the first year of Zum’s partnership with Kansas City Public Schools. “I think this app improves a lot because the parents, we can see if, for example, how many stops before getting at home," said Miriam Gonzalez, a mother of two children with disabilities. "Last year I had many difficulties because the transportation was terrible," she added. "And this year … it's totally different.” We are proud to have KCPS as a school district partner and look forward to a year of best-in-class student transportation! See the full story here: https://lnkd.in/gpCdpJ7y #studenttransportation #KansasCity #AI #BacktoSchool

Back to school is in full swing across the country for Zūm! Thanks to WFXT Boston 25 News for reporting on how Zum’s technology is improving student transportation in Boston this school year. “We hear from parents all the time over the last few years about what it’s like when they’re not sure where the bus was, or how late it came, or what to do if they can’t coordinate pickup times,” Boston Michelle Wu said. “The Zum app gives parents peace of mind,” said Sarah Skinner, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships for Zum. “They can view their child’s upcoming rides, track their child’s rides in real-time, receive notifications when the vehicle is en route, approaching, and when their child has safely been picked up or dropped off.” We are proud to have Superintendent Mary Skipper and Boston Public Schools as a school district partner! Here’s the full story: https://lnkd.in/dzErR28J #BacktoSchool #studenttransportation #Boston?

Zūm is thrilled to share the latest installation in the Our Climate Journey interview series, this time with Seattle General Manager Paul Ahn: "To me, sustainability is all about small steps—doing what you can, with what you have." Read Paul's full, inspiring interview below: https://lnkd.in/gF5BxkWz

Boston NPR station WBUR spoke with Grist reporter Matt Simon about how Zūm’s EV school buses with vehicle-to-grid technology are a “win-win-win” for students, communities and the future. “The kids are benefiting from less pollution, the grid is benefiting because you’re getting this backup power – and, if we can get more of these buses out there (with) these really giant batteries, we can actually prepare the grid for the future of renewables,” Simon said. Listen to the full story: https://lnkd.in/grbfrbpP #studenttransportation #V2G #sustainability #EVs #Oakland

In the NYSE series “Future in Five,” business leaders share how they’re reshaping their industries through technology. The new season features Zūm CEO and Founder Ritu Narayan, who discusses how the company is modernizing student transportation to make it safer, more sustainable and more equitable for families nationwide. “I’m very action-oriented and result- and goal-oriented,” she says. “That is one thing that has led me to be where I am.” Episodes of “Future in Five” premiere weekly. Watch Narayan’s introduction video here:? https://lnkd.in/gKkvvznX #studenttransportation #AI #technology #EVs

In a thoughtful piece from Canary Media Inc., reporter Jeff St. John examines how Zūm is impacting families in Oakland Unified School District – and the entire community in Oakland – by equipping its all-electric school bus fleet with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology that sends energy back to the grid. From the story: “Zum’s Oakland fleet represents a much larger grid resource than the smattering of electric school buses that have been equipped for V2G service to date. Each of the 74 buses has its own bidirectional charger, built by California-based manufacturer Tellus Power Green. Each bus can discharge up to 50 kilowatt-hours on a working day and up to 111 kilowatt-hours — 80 percent of the battery capacity — on a non-working day.” “Behind the scenes, all these players are working in lockstep to make this happen,” said Vivek Garg, Co-Founder and COO at Zum. “Other utilities and other regulators in other states are seeing this as a finished product. They see it’s possible.” Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/gcyw_A_U #studenttransportation #V2G #EVs #Oakland

“The wheels on this bus do indeed go round and round. Its wipers swish. And its horn beeps. Hidden in its innards, though, is something special — a motor that doesn’t vroom but pairs with a burgeoning technology that could help the grid proliferate with renewable energy.” We love this story from Grist reporter Matt Simon on how Zūm’s electric school buses with bidirectional charging and vehicle-to-grid technology benefit communities by sending energy back to the grid and “stabilizing it instead of straining it.” “School buses play a very important role in the community as a transportation provider, but now also as an energy provider,” Zum Co-Founder and COO Vivek Garg says. Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/gwUVN-dD? #studentransportation #EVs #V2G #Oakland #AI

Thanks to KTVU News reporter Tom Vacar for being on the ground with Zūm as we launched the nation’s first all-electric school bus fleet in Oakland, California. From the report: What Oakland Unified School District is doing is on a grand scale, 74 buses, the grandest scale so far and yet, it is technology that has been proven, tried and true, year after year. “In the words of the great Oakland poet Tupac Shakur, ‘A rose grows in concrete,’” said OUSD’s board president. We are honored to deliver cleaner, greener student transportation to OUSD students in the 2024-25 school year! See the full story here: https://lnkd.in/gbZBfMcd #studenttransportation #EVs #V2G #AI #cleanenergy #Oakland

Thanks to POLITICO's California Climate reporter Alex Nieves for spotlighting Zūm’s milestone of deploying a 100% electric school bus fleet in Oakland, California, with bidirectional chargers that send energy back to the grid. We are proud to be creating a cleaner, greener transportation experience for students in Oakland Unified School District, and we are already in the process of electrifying other school districts nationwide. Read the full story here:? https://lnkd.in/gpUUxwn5? #studenttransportation #EVs #V2G #AI #cleanenergy #Oakland