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Newsby Wes PlattOctober 11, 2023

California Governor Signs 2035 Zero-Emission School Bus Mandate

Gavin Newsom wants all newly purchased or contracted school buses to be zero-emission vehicles, with potential extensions for districts meeting certain conditions.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 10, 2023

Lightning eMotors Eligible for Commercial Clean Vehicle Credit

The Internal Revenue Service offers a credit of up to $40,000 per electric vehicle, which can be stacked with other federal and state incentive programs.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 9, 2023

Nuvve Receives $1.9M Grant for Vehicle-to-Microgrid Project

The RESCHOOL project is expected to demonstrate how two San Diego electric school bus fleets provide grid resiliency and could serve as a roadmap for other school districts to follow.

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Articlesby Wes PlattOctober 5, 2023

Closer Look: What School Transportation Leaders Need to Know About the EPA’s 2023 Rebate Program

What’s different this time? Who qualifies as prioritized? What about repowers? We take a deeper dive into the latest Clean School Bus Program funding opportunity.

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Newsby StaffOctober 4, 2023

PERC: Energy Resiliency Critical for Fleet Owners, Transportation Directors

The Propane Education and Research Council (PERC) celebrates National Propane Day on Oct. 7.

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Articlesby Wes PlattOctober 3, 2023

Nate Thacker of DEMI on How a Silly Name Can Mean Serious Business

In this interview with School Bus Fleet, Nate Thacker of Utah-based DEMI discussed the CowFartBus and how renewable natural gas could be school transportation's fuel of the future.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 29, 2023

New York Makes $100M Available for Zero-Emission School Buses

The funding comes from the state’s $4.2 billion Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 28, 2023

EPA Unveils 2023 Clean School Bus Rebate Program

Applications for this second round of rebates are due by Jan. 31, 2024.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 22, 2023

First Student, Entergy Pilot V2G Chargers in Louisiana

Entergy provides the chargers, while First Student supplies the buses, which use vehicle-to-grid technology to transfer power back to the grid through Energy Smart’s Commercial Demand Response Program.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 19, 2023

Blue Bird Delivers Electric School Buses to Bowling Green

The Kentucky school district received 13 Vision and All American electric school buses from Georgia-based Blue Bird Corporation.

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