Entergy provides the chargers, while First Student supplies the buses, which use vehicle-to-grid technology to transfer power back to the grid through Energy Smart’s Commercial Demand Response Program.
The bus, carrying Farmingdale High School students to a marching band camp in Pennsylvania, may have suffered a faulty front tire before it rolled over into a 50-foot ravine off the side of Interstate 84. Two adult passengers died in the accident.
The annual contest is sponsored by the National Association for Pupil Transportation, National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services, National School Transportation Association, and school bus manufacturers Blue Bird, IC Bus, and Thomas Built Buses.
The Kentucky school district received 13 Vision and All American electric school buses from Georgia-based Blue Bird Corporation.
The 34th annual workshop includes sessions hosted by major school bus manufacturers and informative classes on transmissions, engines, welding, and more.
Nicolas Brunet, previously appointed as executive vice president and CFO since 2019, has been appointed president, while Richard Coulombe, the senior vice president of strategic initiatives, takes Brunet's old position.
The resources provided by state energy leaders are expected to help school districts and bus operators move away from fossil-fuel powered vehicles while reducing transportation emissions.
Goeltz previously worked for Reprise, A Cloud Guru, and LinkedIn before joining the team at Fleetio.