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Newsby StaffSeptember 30, 2019

Illinois District to Receive VW Funds for Electric School Bus Pilot

Triad Community Unit School District #2 will receive a $650,000 grant for the purchase of three electric school buses and charging infrastructure.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson September 13, 2019

7 Michigan Districts to Receive Electric School Buses

School districts in Ann Arbor, Gaylord, Kalamazoo, Oxford, Roseville, Three Rivers, and Zeeland will receive a total of $4.2 million to purchase 17 new electric school buses.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 5, 2019

Dominion Energy Proposes Electric School Bus Program

The power and energy company’s electric school bus program would add 50 buses to its Virginia service territory by the end of 2020, and then possibly 1,000 buses to the area by 2025.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 3, 2019

Blue Bird, Cummins Partner on Electric School Bus Support in California

Cummins, which produces the drivetrains in Blue Bird’s electric buses, is investing $500 million in electrification over three years as part of an effort to support California customers.

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Newsby StaffAugust 26, 2019

North Carolina District Rolls Out 28 New Propane School Buses

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools says that with the addition of the alternative-fuel buses, it will be using more propane buses than any other school district in the state.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserAugust 14, 2019

Missouri, Georgia Districts Receive New Blue Bird School Buses

Kansas City Public Schools adds 155 propane buses and Harris County School District received 11 new diesel school buses.

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Newsby StaffAugust 14, 2019

Proterra Names New VP of Technical Engineering Team

Mike Boggess will lead some of the supplier’s technology programs, including vehicle range modeling, depot charging simulation, product telemetry, and electrical and thermal efficiency.

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Newsby StaffAugust 13, 2019

Proterra to Expand Electrification of OEM Offerings

The electric bus and charging system manufacturer has launched Proterra Powered vehicle electrification solutions to help commercial vehicle manufacturers electrify their heavy-duty vehicles.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserAugust 9, 2019

New Leadership Takes the Helm at NSTA

John Benish Jr. was elected president at the association’s recent annual meeting. Curt Macysyn has stepped into the executive director role.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson August 7, 2019

South Carolina Tabs VW Funds for New Propane School Buses

Gov. Henry McMaster announces that the state will use $9.33 million of its Volkswagen settlement funds to purchase a total of 78 new propane school buses and three transit buses.

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