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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 16, 2015

District runs more than 1,200 school buses on biodiesel

Orange County (Fla.) Public Schools’ entire bus fleet is now powered by B20 biodiesel, which has cut diesel use by 560,000 gallons per year.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 12, 2015

5 California districts get $325K for cleaner school buses

The funds will be used to replace 13 older diesel buses with new models. The five California districts are among 76 recipients nationwide to be awarded rebates from the EPA.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJanuary 19, 2015

76 school bus fleets win EPA rebates

The $3 million in rebates will be used in replacing more than 200 older diesel school buses.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonDecember 19, 2014

Pennsylvania district launches 23 CNG buses

Rose Tree Media School District hits the road with 15 new buses and eight retrofitted buses running on compressed natural gas. Superintendent James Wigo discusses the district's efforts to convert its fleet.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonDecember 12, 2014

School bus veteran, alt-fuel advocate Jerry Rineer to retire

Rineer, who has more than 40 years of experience in school transportation, has become a “go-to guy” for colleagues across the country who are interested in alternative fuels.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 18, 2014

Thomas Built to offer CNG Type C school bus

A compressed natural gas model of the Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2 is slated to go into production in early 2016. It will be powered by a Cummins Westport ISB6.7 G engine.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 13, 2014

Missouri school district awarded for CNG fleet

Lee’s Summit R-7 School District is recognized by NGVAmerica for its use of compressed natural gas for its school buses.

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Newsby StaffNovember 4, 2014

Oregon fleet sees success with propane in cold weather

Bend-La Pine Schools has replaced aging diesel buses with 53 propane Type C school buses, which officials say average 95% reliability.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonOctober 16, 2014

Application period opens for EPA school bus rebate program

In this year’s program, the U.S. EPA is offering about $3 million in rebates for purchases to replace older diesel school buses.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 30, 2014

Campaign raises $100K for electric school bus conversion

With a “crowdfunding” drive, ADOMANI raises funds that will go toward converting a diesel bus to an all-electric bus for Stockton (Calif.) Unified School District. The vehicle will likely be a 50-passenger Type D school bus similar to two other buses that the company has converted to electric.

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