SLIDESHOW: The city of Beverly receives its first electric school bus
Bus driver Gerry Cahill drives Beverly's first electric school bus for the first time. JAIME CAMPOS/Staff photo 10/8/2020
A view of the engine bay as the city of Beverly receives its first electric school bus amid the coronavirus pandemic. JAIME CAMPOS/Staff photo 10/8/2020
Beverly Mayor Mike Cahill, left, is joined by Highland Electric Transportation CEO Duncan McIntyre as the city of Beverly receives its first electric school bus amid the coronavirus pandemic. JAIME CAMPOS/Staff photo 10/8/2020
Beverly Mayor Mike Cahill addresses the crowd as the city of Beverly receives its first electric school bus amid the coronavirus pandemic. JAIME CAMPOS/Staff photo 10/8/2020
A view of the engine bay as the city of Beverly receives its first electric school bus amid the coronavirus pandemic. JAIME CAMPOS/Staff photo 10/8/2020
Beverly Mayor Mike Cahill, right, is joined by staff members and guests on a test-drive aboard Beverly's first electric school bus amid the coronavirus pandemic. JAIME CAMPOS/Staff photo 10/8/2020
A parking sign placed at the Beverly Middle School bus depot as the city of Beverly receives its first electric school bus amid the coronavirus pandemic. JAIME CAMPOS/Staff photo 10/8/2020
A charging dispenser for the first electric school granted to the city of Beverly amid the coronavirus pandemic. JAIME CAMPOS/Staff photo 10/8/2020
Bus driver Gerry Cahill receives instructions from Mark Childers of Thomas Built Buses on how to operate the electric school bus as the city of Beverly receives its first unit amid the coronavirus pandemic. JAIME CAMPOS/Staff photo 10/8/2020
Beverly Mayor Mike Cahill addresses the crowd as the city of Beverly receives its first electric school bus amid the coronavirus pandemic. JAIME CAMPOS/Staff photo 10/8/2020
Beverly Mayor Mike Cahill is reflected on one of the side mirrors of the school bus as the city of Beverly receives its first electric school bus amid the coronavirus pandemic. JAIME CAMPOS/Staff photo 10/8/2020
The school bus' gauge cluster features a charging meter along with other vehicle instruments as the city of Beverly receives its first electric school bus amid the coronavirus pandemic. JAIME CAMPOS/Staff photo 10/8/2020
Beverly Mayor Mike Cahill alights the school bus after a test-drive as the city of Beverly receives its first electric school bus amid the coronavirus pandemic. JAIME CAMPOS/Staff photo 10/8/2020
The city's Purchasing Agent David Gelineau takes a photo of the engine bay as the city of Beverly receives its first electric school bus amid the coronavirus pandemic. JAIME CAMPOS/Staff photo 10/8/2020
