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NewsJanuary 10, 2022

Lion Electric Takes Ownership of Illinois Production Facility

The company soon will start installing critical equipment, and expects the first electric school buses to come off the Joliet production line in the second half of 2022.

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NewsJanuary 10, 2022

Time Running Out for Nevada Clean Air Grant Applications

The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) extended the deadline until the end of January for competitive projects to be funded by proceeds from Volkswagen settlement funds.

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NewsJanuary 6, 2022

California School District Welcomes Six New BEAST Buses

The all-electric buses by GreenPower Motor Company in the Thermalito Union Elementary School District mark the largest single order and delivery of the vehicles to date.

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NewsJanuary 6, 2022

New York Governor Calls for Zero-Emission Bus Purchases by 2027

Gov. Kathy Hochul's State of the State plan seeks to replace about 50,000 school buses throughout New York with less-polluting models by 2035.

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NewsDecember 29, 2021

New Jersey Senate Approves Electric Bus Legislation

The bill, primarily sponsored by State Sen. Patrick J. Diegnan Jr., would fund the purchase of new electric school buses and charging infrastructure for three years in at least 18 school districts.

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Articlesby Wes PlattDecember 27, 2021

5 Questions: Gerald "Stretch" Blackard on Life with a Sub-Zero Electric Bus

In the tiny Alaskan town of Tok, Blackard and his wife Sara run a transportation company that includes a Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley electric school bus that runs even when temperatures fall to -71 degrees Fahrenheit.

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NewsDecember 21, 2021

Pegasus Specialty Vehicles Plans Type A EV Buses

Ohio-based company expects to enter the Type A school and shuttle bus market in 2022.

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NewsDecember 16, 2021

First V2G Electric School Bus Deployed in Colorado

Nuvve partnered with Blue Bird dealership Colorado/West Equipment, Inc., to deliver the V2G-capable bus and fast charger to Durango School District 9-R.

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NewsDecember 14, 2021

Lion Electric Gets 200-Bus Conditional Order

Langs Bus Lines in Ontario wants deliveries of the all-electric school buses to start in 2022. The purchase depends on Langs Bus Lines receiving a grant through Infrastructure Canada's Zero-Emission Transit Fund (ZETF).

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NewsDecember 13, 2021

Nevada School District Adds Electric Buses to Fleet

Carson City School District is buying two electric school buses through an NV Energy incentive program.

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