School Bus Fleet Magazine

Sept. 21-23, 2026 | Scottsdale, AZ

Alternative Fuels

Explore the fuels and powertrains moving school buses beyond diesel, including electric, propane, gasoline, natural gas, renewable fuels, and biofuels. Find fleet experiences, infrastructure guidance, cost considerations, and the latest vehicle developments.

Yellow full-size school bus traveling along a tree-lined road beneath the words “Gas is Back!” in a School Bus Fleet graphic.

Articles

Why Gasoline School Buses Are Making a Comeback

Gasoline is gaining ground in full-size school buses. See how today’s options stack up against diesel on cost, maintenance, emissions, performance, and more.

Catalyst Mobility: Building Clean Transportation Together

News

CALSTART and Forth Combine to Form Catalyst Mobility

News

EPA Opens $180M DERA Funding Round for Diesel Upgrades

A yellow RIDE Type D electric school bus is parked along a tree-lined street outside a school.

Articles

The Secret Life of an Electric School Bus Battery

News•by Wes Platt•April 25, 2023

Praise for Clean School Bus Funding Meets Political Concerns

Environmentalists welcome the latest round of funding from the Environmental Protection Agency via the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. But some politicians don't approve of the focus on electric vehicles.

News•by Staff and News Reports•April 24, 2023

EPA Launches $400M Clean School Bus Grant Program

The application deadline for this grant opportunity is on Aug. 22, 2023.

News•by News/Media Release•April 24, 2023

Boston's First 20 EV School Buses Join Fleet

The pilot program with Blue Bird is a first step toward converting the entire 750-vehicle district bus fleet to electric by 2030.

News•by News/Media Release•April 19, 2023

Electric Vehicle Adoption Focus for IC Bus

The school bus manufacturer strives to make deployment of cleaner school buses more practical for its customers.

News•by News/Media Release•April 18, 2023

GreenPower Deploys Fifth Round of EV School Bus Pilot

The latest round of the company's electric school bus pilot program moves to the West Virginia counties of Calhoun, Putnam, and Roane.

News•by News/Media Release•April 18, 2023

Lion Electric Inaugurates Battery Manufacturing Factory in Quebec

The first batteries made at the plant in Mirabel are expected to power the company's LionC and LionD school buses and Lion5 trucks.

News•by Wes Platt•April 17, 2023

Report: School Attendance Benefits from EPA Bus Rebates

The report from the online journal Nature Sustainability indicated 350,000 additional days of attendance per year for students in districts that received Environmental Protection Agency rebates between 2012 and 2017.

News•by News/Media Release•April 13, 2023

West Virginia Orders $15M in GreenPower Electric School Buses

GreenPower Motor Company received the order for 41 all-electric Type A and Type D school buses from the state, where the company has agreed to build the new zero-emission vehicles.

News•by Wes Platt•April 12, 2023

EPA Proposes Tougher Emissions Standards for School Buses

The new Phase 3 plan for heavy-duty trucks, including school buses, would affect Model Year 2027 vehicles and is projected to avoid 1.8 billion tons of carbon dioxide through 2055.

Articles•April 11, 2023

4 Things to Know for Your EPA EV Payment Request

The deadline to submit payment request forms for the first phase of the Clean School Bus Program is April 28. What do you need to know and have at hand so that you're fully prepared to get your rebate?

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