government rolled out its new electric school buses with much fanfare. Spare buses are also in short supply, Geiss said, because so many of the province's electric buses are in the shop. There's no such thing as a 10-year-old electric school bus anywhere in the world, Gillis said. Officials with Lion Electric, the makers of the electric buses, acknowledge there are issues with the buses. Officials with Lion Electric, the makers of the electric buses, acknowledge there are issues with the buses.