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NewsFebruary 17, 2022

Vermont District Receives State's First Electric School Bus

Fairfax School District added two zero-emissions Blue Bird school buses to its fleet this school year.

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VideosFebruary 15, 2022

Yellow Bus, Green Ambition

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, discusses the EPA's preliminary plans for the Clean Bus Program - including rebate opportunities that may start in April.

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NewsFebruary 11, 2022

GreenPower Report: Revenues More Than Double, Deliveries Accelerate

The Vancouver-based electric vehicle manufacturer reported $5.3 million in revenues in Q3, better than twice what it earned in the same period in 2020.

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Newsby Wes PlattFebruary 10, 2022

Blue Bird Forecasts Improved Second Half of 2022

In a call with investors, Blue Bird President and CEO Matthew Stevenson and CFO Razvan Radulescu discussed ongoing challenges in the first half of the year and how relief may come starting in the third quarter.

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Newsby Wes PlattFebruary 9, 2022

Rebates Planned for Clean Bus Program First Phase

In its initial report to Congress, the Environmental Protection Agency said it could start offering rebates as soon as April. But don't expect grant application opportunities until late 2022.

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Newsby Wes PlattFebruary 4, 2022

School Bus Fleet Electrification "Tip of Spear" for Zero-Emissions

In a media roundtable, the president and CEO of Navistar said the yellow bus would lead the way in the company's evolution to 100% zero-emission vehicle production by 2040.

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Newsby Wes PlattFebruary 1, 2022

GreenPower Launches Job Training Initiative with West Virginia Partners

BridgeValley Community & Technical College and the Workforce Development Board of Kanawha County will collaborate with the electric vehicle manufacturer to fill hundreds of new jobs at planned assembly plant in South Charleston.

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Videosby Wes PlattJanuary 31, 2022

Supply Chain Slowdown

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps some of the latest School Bus Fleet news, including the electric bus roundtable in this episode of The Route.

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NewsJanuary 27, 2022

BYD Adds Type A Bus to Electric Vehicle Production Line

The new Type A zero-emission bus also includes vehicle-to-grid technology, allowing the bus to lend power when it's not in use.

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Newsby Wes PlattJanuary 21, 2022

Electric School Bus Orders May Take Eight Months to Fill

Bus manufacturer representatives in a panel discussion at the annual conference of the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services blamed the supply chain crisis for production slowdowns.

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