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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 10, 2024

Britton Smith Resigns as President of Blue Bird

The Blue Bird leadership transitions as president Britton Smith departs at the end of this month and CEO Phil Horlock assumes duties.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 9, 2024

T.J. Reed Joins Thomas Built Buses as President and CEO

T.J. Reed steps in to the executive leadership role at TBB, effective Sept. 9.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 9, 2024

Lion Electric School Buses Eligible for EV Infrastructure Program in Virginia

As part of the program, Dominion Energy facilitates the coordination of utilities, network upgrades, construction, and the installation of charging infrastructure for beneficiary school districts.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 6, 2024

New Orleans School Aims to Have Area's First Electric School Buses

The New Orleans Charter Science & Mathematics High School was awarded $3.1 million in grant funds by the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean School Bus Program to help fund the process.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 3, 2024

New WRI Electric School Bus Program Gets U.S. DOE Funding Boost

The program will use a 'train-the-trainer' approach to increase school districts’ capacity to adopt electric school buses, particularly in disadvantaged communities facing the greatest inequities based on income, race, pollution, and tribal status. 

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 29, 2024

Zum Launches All-Electric, V2G-Capable Fleet in California District [Updated]

This initiative with Oakland Unified School District aims to reduce emissions, improve air quality, and enhance grid resilience, setting a precedent for sustainable student transportation nationwide.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 29, 2024

An Electrified Milestone: Blue Bird Delivers 2000th Electric School Bus in Nevada

The Clark County School District received Blue Bird’s 2,000th EV to help the nation’s fifth largest school district transition its school bus fleet to clean student transportation.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 22, 2024

Transit Technologies Acquires Bytecurve

The acquisition expands Transit Technologies into the K-12 student transport software market.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 22, 2024

Durham School Services Employees Honored by Idaho Department of Education

Special Education Driver and Evaluator Thomas Geren was named the Special Needs Transportation Award winner, while Safety and Training Supervisor Terry Marinos was named School Bus Driver Trainer of the Year.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 20, 2024

GreenPower Delivers 5 BEAST Electric School Buses to California Schools

Of the five BEASTs to be delivered, four will go to the Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District and the fifth to the Terra Bella Union Elementary School District. More deliveries in California and Oregon are planned.

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