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Newsby Wes PlattAugust 2, 2022

Minnesota School Districts Could Get Matching Dollars for Clean Buses

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency aims to help non-prioritized applicants get the most funding possible for new battery-electric school buses in tandem with the EPA's Clean School Bus Program.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 1, 2022

California School District Partners with BYD for Electric Buses

The deal is expected to bring 20 BYD battery-electric school buses to Antelope Valley Schools in Lancaster, Calif., near where the company builds the vehicles.

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Photo GalleriesJuly 25, 2022

PHOTOS: NSTA Electric School Bus Street Fair

The World Resources Institute sponsored the electric-battery school bus "street fair" to kick off the annual meeting and conference of the National School Transportation Association in Niagara Falls, N.Y. Manufacturers on display included IC Bus, MicroBird, Lion Electric, and BYD.

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NewsJuly 21, 2022

NSTA Annual Meeting Readies for Roll Out

The event kicks off July 24 with an electric school bus "street fair" and continues through July 27. School Bus Fleet is the convention's exclusive media sponsor for 2022.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 14, 2022

New York School District Unveils First Electric School Buses in Capital Region

Bethlehem Central School District showed one of its five new electric school buses at the New York State Association for Pupil Transportation's Summer Conference.

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VideosJuly 6, 2022

BYD: From Batteries to Buses [VIDEO]

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, talks with Jason Yan about the evolution of BYD into the electric school bus market. Yan is BYD America's director of sales operations for bus and coach.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Wes PlattJune 8, 2022

Low Voltage Ahead for Zero-Emission Rebate Plan?

The EPA has indicated that the next phase of the program may be more focused on grants rather than rebates, which might be more appealing to school districts across the financial spectrum. But even if they hand out millions of up-front dollars to buy new electric buses, it can be a risky investment without proper planning.

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Newsby Wes PlattJune 3, 2022

SBF Legislative Roundup - June 3, 2022

In this collection of recent news about laws and regulations related to student transportation: - Colorado Electric Bus Funding Signed into Law - New Jersey Legislature Passes Electric School Bus Bill - Miranda’s Law Commemorates Victim of New Jersey Bus Crash - California Legislation May Prove Challenging for School Transportation

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 2, 2022

GreenPower Takes Possession of West Virginia Facility in August

Ramped-up production of BEAST and Nano BEAST electric school buses is expected to begin at the East Coast facility in September.

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Newsby Wes PlattMay 24, 2022

EPA Taking Comment on Clean School Bus "Buy America" Waiver

The proposed waiver, which would allow exceptions for electric vehicle charging infrastructure under the Clean School Bus program, is open for comment until June 7.

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