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Articlesby Wes PlattMarch 18, 2022

Township 211: A Propane vs. Diesel Maintenance Experience

Scott Prusko oversees maintenance for Township High School District 211 in Illinois. Data tracked for more than a decade indicates savings on fuel, maintenance, and warranty work with the district's propane buses.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 17, 2022

Highland and Thomas Built Buses Team to Reduce Electric Bus Adoption Costs

Highland Electric Fleets and Thomas Built Buses signed a letter of intent allowing Highland to provide electric school bus subscriptions through 2025 at prices that put them at cost parity with diesel.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 16, 2022

Partnership to Deploy California’s Largest Electric School Bus Fleet

The Moreno Valley Unified School District (MVUSD) looks to InCharge Energy, Creative Bus Sales, and IC Bus to provide 42 electric buses and the charging infrastructure to support them.

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NewsMarch 16, 2022

Cherokee Indians Herald North Carolina’s First Electric School Bus

The Thomas Built Buses vehicle is just the first for the tribe, which is expected to get at least four more with funds from a Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) grant award.

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VideosMarch 15, 2022

Lowering Hurdles

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, welcomes Brianna Walsh, senior director of eCity business development for Enel X to the latest episode of The Route.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 15, 2022

SEA Electric Pilots Zero-Emission School Bus

The e-mobility technology company unveiled a Blue Bird Type C bus powered by a SEA-Drive system.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 14, 2022

RWC Group Appointed Dealer for GreenPower in Three States

The dealer will sell GreenPower's all-electric Type D BEAST school bus in Arizona, Washington, and in Clark County, Nevada.

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NewsMarch 9, 2022

New Data Tracks 26% Growth of Zero-Emission Bus, Truck Availability

The new data was unveiled by CALSTART’s Global Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero program and campaign.

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Newsby Wes PlattMarch 8, 2022

EPA Announces ARP and DERA School Bus Rebate Award Recipients

And, in the weeks ahead, the EPA plans to release details of the new Clean School Bus rebate program under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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Videosby Wes PlattMarch 7, 2022

Powering Up

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent news headlines from the pupil transportation industry - including Zum's effort to add electric buses to its fleet, starting in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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