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NewsAugust 13, 2021

Micro Bird Acquires Controlling Interest in EV Drivetrain Integrator

The Type A school bus manufacturer has acquired a controlling interest in the electric vehicle drivetrain integrator and supplier Ecotuned.

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NewsAugust 12, 2021

EV Tech Company, Blue Bird Partner on Electric School Bus Leasing Model

The expanded partnership utilizes Nuvve’s vehicle-to-grid technology in Blue Bird electric school buses to make vehicle electrification more accessible and affordable.

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NewsAugust 11, 2021

Canadian Province to Roll Out 35 Electric School Buses

The electric buses from The Lion Electric Co. are part of Prince Edward Island’s Sustainable Transportation Action Plan, which includes the goal of transitioning the province's 332 school buses to electric.

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NewsAugust 10, 2021

Senate Approves Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan

The $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan includes $5 billion in funding for electric and low-emission school buses.

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NewsJuly 29, 2021

STA Launches Electric School Bus Program in Los Angeles

The school bus company is adding five Blue Bird electric buses to its Los Angeles fleet, in addition to Level 2 charging stations.

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NewsJuly 27, 2021

California District Adds Electric School Buses

Anaheim Elementary School District unveils its first four of eight new electric school buses from The Lion Electric Co. The buses were purchased using a grant from the California Energy Commission’s School Bus Replacement Program.

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Articlesby StaffJuly 20, 2021

Sustainable Fleets: 2020 'Transformative' for Battery-Electric Growth

We dig into the State of Sustainable Fleets Report for insights into medium- and heavy-duty fleet adoption of battery-electric, natural gas, propane, renewable fuels, and more.

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NewsJuly 16, 2021

Zum Seeks to Use Electric School Buses as Virtual Power Plant Resources

Student transportation company Zum is partnering with AutoGrid, a provider of AI-powered energy software solutions, to use its fleet of 10,000 electric school buses to deliver power back to the electrical grid.

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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 14, 2021

AMPLY Power Program Brings 100% Clean Energy to California Customers

With this initiative, AMPLY is leveraging its proprietary charge management system, OMEGA™, to track and aggregate megawatt hours of electricity used by its California customers and purchasing renewable energy credits to cover the amount of power being used.

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