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Gene Kowalczewski
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 25, 2024

Leadership Changes Afoot at School Transportation Contractor

Gene Kowalczewski succeeds Patrick Vaughan as CEO of Student Transportation of America.

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California infrastructure funding
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 21, 2024

California Prepares EV Infrastructure Funding Opportunity

The California Energy Commission will fund up to $10 million in incentives for medium- and heavy-duty electric charging through the EV Jump Start funding lane.

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Mobility House and NYCSBUS.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 19, 2024

New York Electric School Bus Charging Project Earns Innovation Award

The award for NYCSBUS and The Mobility House recognizes the innovative application of automated load management technology to maximize the number of electric bus chargers at a power-constrained site.

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Alternative fuels
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 17, 2024

Giraffe Aims to Make Tax Credit Process Less of a Stretch

The climate fintech startup aims to simplify the IRA tax credit process for small-and medium-sized businesses and tax-exempt organizations, including school districts.

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IC Bus Dealer of the Year
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 17, 2024

Mississippi Company Named IC Bus Dealer of the Year

Waters is a Mississippi-based IC Bus and International dealer group that employs more than 300 people across its seven locations. The Waters family acquired their International dealership in 1938 when Ray Waters Sr. founded the company in Columbus, Miss.

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Bus safety
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 13, 2024

Blue Bird Providing New Standard School Bus Safety Features

The Georgia-based school bus manufacturer is teaming up with IMMI to provide new safety enhancements for student passengers across the country.

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Blue Bird propane-powered school buses.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 13, 2024

Latest EPA Funding Round Supports 269 Propane Autogas School Buses

Through three rounds of funding, the EPA program has allocated more than $2.8 billion for 8,427 electric school buses and 440 low-emissions propane buses. According to PERC: For the same amount of money distributed for electric buses ($2.77 billion), the program could have helped fund up to 92,635 propane buses, assuming each received the $30,000 incentive.

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Mobile EV charging trailer with multiple charging units parked at a school bus depot, supporting electric school buses with flexible, high-capacity overnight charging.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 12, 2024

Pioneer to Deliver 25 e-Boost Mobile Charging Units to Major School District

Pioneer Power secures a $7.1 million order for mobile EV charging units to support a large U.S. school district’s transition to an electric bus fleet.

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Yellow school bus
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 7, 2024

Report Outlines Barriers to School Transportation for Vulnerable Students

The Equitable Access to Transportation Advisory Council's report highlights barriers to transportation for vulnerable students, emphasizing the need for creative policy solutions to address inequities. The council aims to provide solutions in a forthcoming white paper.

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First Student school bus
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 7, 2024

First Student Brings FirstServes to Seattle School Bus Attendants

Training provides tools for transportation staff to reduce incidents aboard the school bus and bolster experiences along the route.

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