
EPA Opens $180M DERA Funding Round for Diesel Upgrades
The 2026 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act program seeks applications from eligible organizations to accelerate the retirement of legacy diesel vehicles.
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The 2026 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act program seeks applications from eligible organizations to accelerate the retirement of legacy diesel vehicles.
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First Student worked with Westville School District to replace 15 older diesel buses with newer electric versions from IC Bus and Micro Bird.
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$18.5 million in funding from the Clean School Bus Rebate Program will bring more than four dozen all-electric school buses to the Mountain State.
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Explore the growing trend of zero-emission electric school buses, highlighting the infrastructure, community engagement, and funding strategies essential for successful transition any school bus fleet can learn from.
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The School District of Philadelphia is saying hello to propane in its first order of 38 propane-powered school buses rolling in thanks to Blue Bird's Vision vehicles.
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First Student is deploying 12 solar-topped electric school buses and designing a solar-powered bus depot with a unique microgrid in Brooklyn, N.Y. using V2X. How does it work?
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Fourteen pilot projects across the country receive access to vehicle-to-grid technology thanks to DoE funding.
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Out with the old diesel; in with the new, lower emission. Check out which school transportation projects were approved for funding in the latest DERA round.
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ROUSH CleanTech helped get renewable propane into the tanks of Bonny Eagle’s 30 propane buses. Here's how it went.
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Lynchburg City Schools’ new buses are replacing older diesel models and now make up 40% of the district’s fleet. They come thanks to funding from the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program.
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Six additional GreenPower deliveries are planned in the short term, bringing more electric school buses to California and West Virginia.
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