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NewsMay 5, 2021

U.S. Senator Checks Out Electric School Bus Tech at Blue Bird Plant

Sen. Raphael Warnock (Ga.) learns more about the alt-fuel buses and goes on a ride-and-drive. The visit follows his co-introduction of legislation that would invest $25 billion in electric school buses.

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NewsMay 5, 2021

Thomas Built Buses Marks Delivery of 50th Electric School Bus

Loudoun County (Va.) Public Schools receives the milestone delivery as part of phase one of power company Dominion Energy’s Electric School Bus Initiative.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson May 4, 2021

EPA Awards $10.5M in Diesel Emission Reduction Grants

The latest round of DERA funding will be used to replace 473 school buses in 40 states.

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NewsMay 4, 2021

California District Teams With EV Charging Solutions Provider

Stockton Unified School District is partnering with The Mobility House to deploy smart charging and management solutions for its new electric school buses.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserApril 26, 2021

New York City Commits to Full School Bus Fleet Electrification by 2035

Mayor Bill de Blasio announces on Earth Day that the city is working toward making the entire fleet electric, starting with a purchase of 75 electric school buses in the next two years.

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NewsApril 26, 2021

Zonar’s Smart Fleet Solutions Provide Support for Electric School Buses

The solutions allow school bus operators to capture vehicle data, including EV CAN bus signal data and driver input, during the vehicle inspection process.

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NewsApril 23, 2021

Thomas Built Buses Gets Visit from Vice President Harris During Earth Week

Harris meets with school bus manufacturer employees and parent company Daimler Trucks North America CEO, who detail the benefits of electric buses. Daimler also inaugurates its Electric Island vehicle charging station.

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NewsApril 21, 2021

Federal Bill Would Invest $25B in School Bus Fleet Electrification

The Clean Commute for Kids Act would authorize the U.S. EPA and Department of Energy to provide grants to replace existing buses with zero-emission buses over the next 10 years.

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Newsby StaffApril 21, 2021

Daimler, PGE Open 'Electric Island' Charging Site

Less than a mile from Interstate 5 in Portland, Oregon, a new electric-vehicle charging site opened April 21 aimed at medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses.

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NewsApril 21, 2021

Missouri District Adds 4 Propane School Buses

Lewis County C-1 School District receives a portion of the state’s Volkswagen settlement funds and rebates to purchase the 2022 IC Bus propane buses.

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