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NewsJuly 14, 2021

Georgia Congressman Tours Blue Bird Electric School Bus Plant

Sanford D. Bishop, the U.S. Rep. for Georgia’s 2nd congressional district, visits the OEM’s manufacturing facility to discuss electric school bus technology, pending infrastructure bills, and the region's growing workforce.

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NewsJuly 6, 2021

Arizona District Adds its First Electric School Bus

Cartwright School District #38 secures funding to purchase one 84-passenger Blue Bird electric school bus, in addition to a Level 2 charging station.

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NewsJune 29, 2021

Blue Bird Makes Prestolite Alternators Standard, Optional on Some School Buses

Prestolite Electric’s Leece-Neville IdlePro Extreme 350- and 420-amp alternators will be offered as standard on Blue Bird’s All American RE Diesel and CNG-powered school buses and optional for models using a Cummins 2021 engine.

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NewsJune 3, 2021

Blue Bird Reports 500 Electric School Bus Orders, Deliveries in North America

With increasing interest in EVs and a federal push for clean transportation, the OEM expects sales to continue to climb through 2021.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMay 20, 2021

Blue Bird, Georgia District Complete V2X Deployment With Audi

Vehicle-to-everything technology tested on a Fulton County Schools bus shows it can alert a connected vehicle driver with a visual warning and audible signal to slow down, potentially preventing illegal passing incidents.

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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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Newsby StaffApril 5, 2021

6 South Dakota Districts Add Propane School Buses

The districts purchase the Blue Bird Vision propane buses using funding from the state's Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

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NewsMarch 24, 2021

Illinois District Receives Blue Bird V2G-Capable Electric School Bus

The operational DC fast charge vehicle-to-grid capable school bus is the first of its kind to be delivered in North America, according to the school bus manufacturer. The bus will be used to serve Pekin Public School District 108.

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NewsMarch 1, 2021

Blue Bird Marks Delivery, Orders of Over 400 Electric School Buses in North America

With momentum building, the school bus manufacturer expects electric bus sales to increase further before the end of 2021.

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NewsFebruary 23, 2021

Missouri District Rolls Out 10 Propane School Buses

Liberty Public Schools receives a $20,000 rebate from the Missouri Propane Education and Research Council to purchase the buses.

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