Winnebago Deploys Slick All-Electric Mobile Preschool

This school can teach students anywhere, since it’s mobile and fully electric.

Winnebago has just revealed its Magic Bus, a first-of-its-kind all-electric mobile school. It’s a school on wheels that can teach students wherever they may be.

According to Winnebago, the Magic Bus is based on a standard J33SE zero-emission commercial vehicle, utilizing Motiv Power Systems’ all-electric EPIC Ford F-53 chassis and offers up to 100 miles (160 km) of range.

The Vail Valley Foundation’s YouthPower365 intends to use two such buses – one all-electric and one gas-powered, which might be a great opportunity to compare which is better, directly. Our guess is that the electric version is a perfect solution for such an application. The manufacturer promises some 85% operation and maintenance cost savings.

The service, envisioned for early-childhood education (3-5 years old), will start in October in Colorado.