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Newsby StaffSeptember 16, 2023

New York Rolls Out Roadmap for Electric School Bus Transition

The resources provided by state energy leaders are expected to help school districts and bus operators move away from fossil-fuel powered vehicles while reducing transportation emissions.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 14, 2023

National Express Partners with Highland for EV Bus Deployment

Durham School Services, a National Express subsidiary, is working with Highland to deploy more than 50 electric school buses in California, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 13, 2023

Phoenix Motorcars Enters EV School Bus Market with D.C. Order

The District of Columbia is ordering 10 all-electric Type A school buses built on Ford E-450 chassis with a Pegasus Orion body and Phoenix's 150-mile range battery electric drive system.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 12, 2023

IC Bus Supports Educational Efforts, Partners with ASE to Sponsor EV Technicians

The efforts included backpacks full of school supplies and educational scholarships.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 11, 2023

Highland Aids Electrification of Michigan Public Schools

Jackson County Public Schools and Dearborn Schools are both contracting Highland to help electrify their school bus fleet.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 7, 2023

Collins Delivers First All-Electric Type A School Bus in Indiana

The new bus joins the Rensselaer Central Schools Corporation fleet as part of a pilot program to test electric buses in a mostly rural region.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsSeptember 7, 2023

New Joint Venture Forms to Advance U.S. Battery Cell Production

Accelera by Cummins, Daimler Trucks, and PACCAR are joining forces to create a 21-gigawatt hour (GWh) EV battery factory in the United States. If the partnership is approved, production might begin in 2027.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 31, 2023

Blue Bird Donates Electric School Bus to Jerome Bettis Foundation

The electric Vision bus will become a mobile computer lab for the Bus Stops Here Foundation and help promote digital literacy.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 29, 2023

CTE to Host 11th Annual ZEB Con in San Diego

The conference will bring together bus and shuttle fleet managers, industry professionals, and climate advocates to share knowledge on electrifying public and private transportation fleets.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 28, 2023

Lightning eMotors Vehicles Surpass 5M All-Electric Miles

Using the company's telematics platform Insights, they tracked more than 150 other data points, including location, state of charge, energy usage, efficiency, and vehicle health.

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