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Newsby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 25, 2021

Maryland District to Add Over 300 Electric School Buses to Fleet

Montgomery County Public Schools partners with Highland Electric Transportation to replace 326 diesel school buses with electric. The contract is believed to be the first of its kind in which the school system is not dependent upon grants.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson September 30, 2020

Grant to Help Massachusetts Expand Electric School Bus Service

The Metropolitan Area Planning Council and Highland Electric Transportation will use the funding to secure one electric bus for Beverly Public Schools and increase the use of electric buses across the state.

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Newsby StaffMarch 3, 2020

Electric Vehicle Company Selects Thomas Built Bus for Massachusetts District

Highland Electric Transportation Inc. chooses a Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley electric school bus, powered by Proterra, to operate in partnership with Beverly Public Schools.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 18, 2020

Former Alt-Fuel School Bus Sales Manager Joins Electric Vehicle Company

Mark Riccio, the former alternative fuels manager for Blue Bird, is the new vice president of sales at Highland Electric Transportation Inc.

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Newsby StaffOctober 31, 2013

Film on 2nd life of school bus now on DVD

"La Camioneta" follows a decommissioned school bus from an auction in Pennsylvania to its new life in Guatemala, where it is repainted and repurposed to provide public transportation between the highlands and Guatemala City. The film is available on DVD to purchase, rent or preview.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 9, 2012

School bus documentary to premiere at film festival

"La Camioneta: The Journey of One American School Bus," will premiere as an official selection at the 2012 SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas, in March. The film follows a retired school bus on its journey from an auction in Pennsylvania to a highland town outside of Guatemala City.

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Newsby StaffApril 12, 2011

Filmmaker follows the second life of a school bus

In his documentary film, which he discusses with SBF, Mark Kendall follows a bus that was auctioned off and taken to Guatemala. The bus ends up on a dangerous route in the highlands outside Guatemala City.

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School Bus Fleet BlogApril 12, 2010

Teens Strive to Revolutionize School Buses

Jonny Cohen of Highland Park, Ill., began developing GreenShields two years ago with the help of his sister and her friends. GreenShields is a Plexiglas shield designed to be retrofitted on school buses to make them more aerodynamic and, in turn, reduce their emissions.

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