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Newsby Thomas McMahonFebruary 7, 2017

Blue Bird Brings New Bus Showcase to California

At the Product Immersion Tour stop, transportation officials check out the latest offerings from Blue Bird, Micro Bird, and their component suppliers.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 7, 2017

Lion, Adomani Demonstrate Electric School Bus in Arizona

The electric bus manufacturers and partners hosted an event in Phoenix to share information about the eLion and funding opportunities, and let local school transportation staff check out the bus up close.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 2, 2017

Lion to Add Electric Bus Manufacturing Facility in California

The Quebec-based school bus manufacturer will receive support for the facility from the state and from the province’s Green Fund.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 27, 2017

Blue Bird Awarded $4.4M to Develop Electric School Bus

The U.S. Department of Energy awards the funds to the school bus manufacturer for a zero-emissions, 100% vehicle-to-grid electric bus. 

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ProductsJanuary 18, 2017

Heavy-Duty Alternators

Two new families of Leece-Neville heavy-duty alternators have been designed to improve school bus electrical performance: the IdlePro and IdlePro Extreme high-efficiency/high-output alternators.

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ArticlesJanuary 11, 2017

Missouri District Carries Out Multi-Year Alt-Fuel and Technology Plan

In an effort to reduce emissions, cut costs, and improve its fleet, Blue Springs School District has implemented a variety of changes, including a new CNG station, Wi-Fi on activity buses, and a stop-arm camera system.

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NewsDecember 27, 2016

Top 5 Most-Viewed Feature Articles of 2016

Feature articles that drew the most traffic on the School Bus Fleet website in 2016 covered stop-arm cameras, electric school buses, and student behavior management, among other topics.

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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2016

New Propane Filters Target Particulate Matter

Alliance AutoGas aligns with Donaldson Co. on a line of LPG filters designed to remove potentially harmful particulate matter and heavy ends from propane systems.

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Newsby StaffDecember 19, 2016

Missouri District Buys 6 Collins CNG School Buses

Blue Springs School District also recently made a $1.2 million investment in fueling infrastructure for its compressed natural gas fleet.

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Newsby StaffDecember 15, 2016

Michigan District Rolls Out Propane School Buses

Waterford School District introduces 10 new Blue Bird Vision Propane buses into its fleet. The district joins nearly 30 others in the state that run the propane-powered buses.

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