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Newsby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 20, 2020

3 New Mexico Districts to Receive State's First Propane School Buses

Three school districts have purchased a total of 17 Blue Bird Vision Propane buses.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 18, 2020

Former Alt-Fuel School Bus Sales Manager Joins Electric Vehicle Company

Mark Riccio, the former alternative fuels manager for Blue Bird, is the new vice president of sales at Highland Electric Transportation Inc.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 10, 2020

N.Y. Contractor to Convert 5 Diesel School Buses to Electric

Logan Bus Co. is working with electric vehicle charging solutions provider Amply Power to convert the buses to electric and put them on the road in September 2020.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 23, 2020

Maine Bill Seeks to Transition State to Electric School Buses

L.D. No. 1894 would set a goal for the state Department of Education to develop rules on bids, specifications, charging stations, and a maintenance training program, and to complete the transition by 2040.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 17, 2020

Dominion Energy to Supply Electric School Buses to 16 Virginia School Divisions

The school divisions will receive a total of 50 Thomas Built Buses’ Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley buses for phase one of the power and electric company’s electric school bus program.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 16, 2020

Virginia Bill Would Create Electric School Bus Grant Program

HB 1140 would establish grants to help schools to replace diesel buses with electric buses by 2030. It would also help recipients share information about their experiences with the alternative-fuel vehicles.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson January 2, 2020

Vermont Launches Electric School, Transit Bus Pilot Program

Three of the state’s school districts and one transit agency will receive electric buses backed by Volkswagen settlement funds.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserDecember 18, 2019

Dominion Energy Taps Thomas Built for Electric School Bus Program

The Virginia-based power and electric company selects Thomas Built Buses to supply 50 of its Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley buses for phase one of its electric school bus program.

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Newsby StaffDecember 11, 2019

EPA Offering $44M in Diesel Emission Reduction Grants

The agency anticipates making between 40 and 60 grant agreements for projects aimed at reducing emissions from aging diesel engines, including those in school buses.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserDecember 10, 2019

Illinois District Orders 3 Electric School Buses

Triad Community Unit School District #2 will receive the buses, which were sold by Creative Bus Sales and will be built by Starcraft Bus. The buses are funded by the state’s second round of VW settlement funds. 

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