
The Canada-based electric vehicle manufacturer is reducing its workforce by about 120 employees in overhead and product development functions.
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Pontiac School District in Michigan secures grants totaling $21.575 million from the Environmental Protection Agency and President Biden's infrastructure law to replace its diesel school buses with electric school buses. The initiative aims to improve air quality, reduce emissions, and promote sustainable student transportation, signaling a significant step towards environmental stewardship.
Read More →Most applicants sought grant funding to acquire electric school buses, with propane coming in a distant second. No one indicated plans to purchase compressed natural gas (CNG) buses in this round. That’s not terribly surprising, I suppose, given how few school districts listed the inclusion of CNG buses in their fleets for our 2023 top district fleets survey.
Read More →Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, discusses cost comparisons among different types of alternative fuel infrastructures. Plus, get a recap of recent news from the school transportation industry!
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Applicants now have until Feb. 14 to submit for rebates for electric, propane, and compressed natural gas school buses.
Read More →Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, shares questions and answers about the EPA's Clean School Bus Program rebate applications. Plus, let us know your choice for Administrator of the Year, sign up for School Bus Fleet ConneX (SBFX), and recommend songs for our school bus driver Spotify playlist!
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The Office of the Inspector General made several recommendations to improve the application process to ensure accuracy and veracity.
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The funding will help selectees purchase more than 2,700 clean school buses in 280 school districts serving more than seven million students across 37 states.
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From practical information about school bus inspections and behavior management to federal funding for electric school buses, here’s the content that School Bus Fleet readers engaged the most with this year.
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From EPA electric school bus funding to serious tech with a silly name, check out this collection of School Bus Fleet news related to alternative fuels in school transportation.
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