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Newsby StaffSeptember 30, 2019

Illinois District to Receive VW Funds for Electric School Bus Pilot

Triad Community Unit School District #2 will receive a $650,000 grant for the purchase of three electric school buses and charging infrastructure.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson September 13, 2019

7 Michigan Districts to Receive Electric School Buses

School districts in Ann Arbor, Gaylord, Kalamazoo, Oxford, Roseville, Three Rivers, and Zeeland will receive a total of $4.2 million to purchase 17 new electric school buses.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 5, 2019

Dominion Energy Proposes Electric School Bus Program

The power and energy company’s electric school bus program would add 50 buses to its Virginia service territory by the end of 2020, and then possibly 1,000 buses to the area by 2025.

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Newsby StaffAugust 26, 2019

North Carolina District Rolls Out 28 New Propane School Buses

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools says that with the addition of the alternative-fuel buses, it will be using more propane buses than any other school district in the state.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson August 7, 2019

South Carolina Tabs VW Funds for New Propane School Buses

Gov. Henry McMaster announces that the state will use $9.33 million of its Volkswagen settlement funds to purchase a total of 78 new propane school buses and three transit buses.

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Newsby StaffAugust 6, 2019

Study Shows Propane School Buses Reduce Harmful Emissions

In research conducted by West Virginia University’s Center for Alternative Fuels Engines and Emissions, distance-specific nitrogen oxide emissions measured from propane buses were about 95% less than those measured from diesel buses.

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Newsby StaffAugust 5, 2019

Indiana Approves Over $3M for New School Buses

The state releases its first round of Volkswagen settlement funds, approving the purchase of 82 new school buses for 16 school districts.

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ArticlesAugust 5, 2019

5 Biodiesel Benefits for School Buses

Biodiesel can lower the risks of harmful emissions while decreasing costs and simplifying fueling for school bus fleets.

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Newsby StaffJuly 29, 2019

Thomas Built Buses Secures California Agency Certification, Grant Funding for Electric School Bus

The school bus manufacturer's Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley electric bus receives certification and eligibility for grant funding from two California agencies.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson July 18, 2019

California Agency Awards Nearly $70M For Electric School Buses

The new buses are part of the California Energy Commission's $94 million school bus replacement program to help pupil transportation providers replace more than 200 diesel school buses throughout the state.

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