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Project to cut bus emissions back on track
July 1, 2009
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A program to replace or retrofit old school buses has resumed after being halted in December due to California’s budget crisis.<...
IC Bus prices to increase $6K in 2010
June 17, 2009
WARRENVILLE, Ill. — The price of school buses made by IC Bus will increase by $6,000 per unit next year to meet the EPA’s more stringent emissions st...
Irvington High named America's Greenest School
June 17, 2009
FREMONT, Calif. — IC Bus announced the winner of its first annual contest to find America’s Greenest School.

Sophomore Alexander Chen’s essay w...

Texas, New York districts take delivery of propane buses
June 15, 2009
School districts in Texas and New York have received propane school buses manufactured by Blue Bird Corp.

Seguin (Texas) Independent School ...

Alternative fuels event to highlight school bus fleet case studies
June 9, 2009
HUMBLE, Texas — The 2009 Advancing the Choice Conference will be held here on June 24 at the Humble Civic Center, hosted by the Houston-Galveston Are...
Texas agency requests funding for propane school buses
June 8, 2009
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Railroad Commission (TRC) is competing for two federal grants for alternative-fueled vehicles to help school districts sta...
Best practices with biodiesel
June 1, 2009
John Deere of Moline, Ill., recently published a brochure that addresses the benefits and downsides of using ...
Q&A: 2010 Engine Technology
June 1, 2009

Blue Bird

What type of engine technology will be in your buses to meet the EPA’s 2010 emissions standards?
Blue Bird has chos...
Texas district unveils bio-fuel school bus
June 1, 2009
DALLAS — In April, Dallas County Schools (DCS) unveiled its “Fryer Flyer,” a school bus with twin fuel systems — one that carries biodiesel and one th...
Collins to offer hybrid Type A school buses
June 1, 2009
SOUTH HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Operators of small school buses will soon have the option of utilizing hybrid technology.

Collins Bus Corp. has entered a...

Navistar to develop hybrid with engine-off mode
June 1, 2009
WARRENVILLE, Ill. — The IC Bus plug-in hybrid school bus will be further developed into a vehicle capable of all-electric drive for extended periods, ...
Project to cut bus emissions back on track
May 27, 2009
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A program to replace or retrofit old school buses has resumed after being halted in December due to California’s budget crisis.<...
Blue Bird honored by Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute
May 18, 2009
FORT VALLEY, Ga. — Blue Bird Corp. was recently presented with the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute's “Oxygen Award” during the National Alternativ...
IC Bus invites public to vote on America’s Greenest School
May 13, 2009
WARRENVILLE, Ill. — Ten finalists have been selected in IC Bus’ contest searching for "America’s Greenest School," and the company is inviting the pu...
Cummins to hold diesel exhaust fluid Web seminar
May 8, 2009
Cummins Filtration is presenting a Web seminar on diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) and its role in 2010 SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) engines.

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Kentucky districts receive Clean School Bus funding
April 24, 2009
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Six school districts in Kentucky will share nearly $200,000 in funding to reduce emissions from their school buses.

Kentucky F...

Strong sales reported for propane school bus
April 22, 2009
Blue Bird Corp. and CleanFUEL USA will provide 154 Blue Bird propane-powered Vision school buses to several Southern California school districts and ...
Navistar to develop hybrid with engine-off mode
April 20, 2009
WARRENVILLE, Ill. — The IC Bus plug-in hybrid school bus will be further developed into a vehicle capable of all-electric drive for extended periods,...
Collins to offer hybrid Type A school buses
April 9, 2009
SOUTH HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Operators of small school buses will soon have the option of utilizing hybrid technology.

Collins Bus Corp. has entere...

Texas district unveils bio-fuel school bus
April 7, 2009
DALLAS — Last week, Dallas County Schools (DCS) unveiled its “Fryer Flyer,” a school bus with twin fuel systems — one that carries biodiesel and one ...

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