D228 Awarded $50K From ComEd To Expand Electric Vehicle Education

Bremen High School District 228 is among the latest group of local high school districts selected to participate in ComEd’s EVs for Education program, which provides a total of $250,000 toward the purchase of electric vehicles (EVs) and EV charging equipment for use in driver’s education classes.

Just in time for to the start of the school year, ComEd selected five northern Illinois high schools to receive a $50,000 grant to purchase electric transportation technology, allowing students a unique opportunity to learn up close about the advantages of driving zero-emissions vehicles.

“The benefits related to EVs are clear, and ComEd is working to remove barriers to adoption to help more customers move toward cleaner transportation, which generates energy savings, reduces pollution and helps bring cleaner air into our communities,” said Louie Binswanger, SVP of Governmental, Regulatory and External Affairs at ComEd. “Through our EVs for Education program, we’re working to bring the environmental and health benefits of EVs into more communities by empowering the next generation to play a role in our clean energy future.”

Schools selected to participate in the program receive a $50,000 grant to help electrify their driver’s education curriculum by adding at least one EV to their existing vehicle fleet and purchasing at least one Level 2 EV charger. The program has a goal of empowering students on new clean energy technology, while helping reduce barriers for school communities where EV access is limited.

"As the rate of EV adoption increases on the roads all around us, this funding allows Bremen High School District 228 to expand access to the electric car future that many students have not yet had exposure to, while enhancing our participation in the shift to clean energy,” said Dr. Jim Boswell, Director of Operations and Technology for Bremen High School District 228. “By securing this grant, our School District is proving how we continue to find ways to provide the best opportunities to prepare our students for the future both inside and outside the classroom. We appreciate the partnership with ComEd in helping provide this opportunity."

Bremen High School District 228 thanks ComEd for choosing us. More information can be found here.

About Bremen High School District 228
Bremen High School District 228 is located in the southwest suburbs of Chicago and serves the communities of Midlothian, Posen, Tinley Park, Markham, Hazel Crest, Country Club Hills and Oak Forest. District 228 serves over 5,000 students and employs 800 full and part-time staff members. Bremen High School, in Midlothian, opened its doors to students in September of 1953. Since then, District 228 opened three additional schools. Tinley Park High School opened in 1961; Hillcrest High School, in Country Club Hills, opened in 1967; and Oak Forest High School opened in 1970. For more information, please visit https://www.bhsd228.com/