"BRIAN KENNY: Welcome to , the podcast where we dive deep into the stories behind groundbreaking Harvard Business School case studies. As we sit down to record today's episode, there's a hint of autumn in the air in Boston, and children across the US are getting ready to start the new school year, which, for many begins by climbing aboard a big yellow school bus, the largest transportation fleet in the country."
"Today we're diving into a case that explores how one organization is attempting to transform that fleet from diesel to electric. It's a story as much about reimagining American infrastructure as it is about leadership, and complex partnerships. We'll talk about innovation, public-private collaboration, policy incentives, and the immense logistical challenges of scaling a climate-friendly solution that affects the lives of millions of children. And we'll hear what it takes to maintain momentum, and customer trust when the road to change gets bumpy."
Highland Electric Fleets aims to electrify the largest U.S. transportation fleet: school buses, replacing diesel vehicles with electric buses. The transition requires reimagining American infrastructure, forging complex public-private partnerships, leveraging policy incentives, and solving immense logistical challenges at scale. The effort centers on innovation, public-private collaboration, and policy-driven incentives to enable deployment while ensuring safety, reliability, and cost-effectiveness for school districts. Maintaining momentum and customer trust is critical when implementation encounters technical, operational, or supply-chain setbacks that affect the daily transport of millions of children. Duncan McIntyre leads the company undertaking this transformation.
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