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Newsby StaffMay 17, 2010

Industry veteran honored for alternative-fuel efforts

Ralph Knight, transportation director for Napa (Calif.) Valley Unified School District, receives the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute’s Magic School Bus Award for implementing alternative-fuel use at his operation. The district was the first in the nation to receive Collins' Type A hybrid-electric school bus.

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Newsby StaffApril 1, 2010

Interest in Thomas Built hybrid bus grows

The school bus manufacturer reports that it has received more than three dozen orders for its new Saf-T-Liner C2e diesel-electric hybrid bus. A Texas school district is one operation that recently added 25 units to its fleet. Thomas Built says the C2e can reduce emissions and improve fuel economy by 30 percent or more.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 13, 2010

Registration open for Thomas Built maintenance program

The Thomas Built Institute, to be held May 11-14, will include instruction on 2010 emissions and electrical systems for school bus technicians. The course is limited to 100 participants to ensure small class sizes and personal attention.

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Newsby StaffDecember 8, 2009

Blue Bird redesigns cockpit of Type C unit

The revamped driver’s area in the Vision school bus boasts ergonomic placement of switches and controls, an easy-to-read instrument panel, a redesigned electrical panel and a foot-applied parking brake, among other features.

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Newsby StaffNovember 19, 2009

Thomas Built redesigns cockpit of Type D unit

The manufacturer’s 2010 Saf-T-Liner EF school bus features cockpit improvements to enhance functionality and driver comfort, including optimized driver’s seat placement and grouped switches. The unit also boasts a revamped electrical system.

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Newsby StaffAugust 18, 2009

Durham takes delivery of hybrid Type A

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — Durham School Services has received the first of its two NEXBUS hybrid-electric school buses from Collins Bus Corp. The f...

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Newsby StaffAugust 18, 2009

Durham takes delivery of hybrid-electric school bus

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — Durham School Services has received the first of its two NEXBUS hybrid-electric school buses from Collins Bus Corp. The f...

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Newsby StaffJuly 29, 2009

Collins completes first hybrid Type A school bus

SOUTH HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Collins Bus Corp. has completed the manufacture of its first NEXBUS hybrid-electric school bus. The Type A bus is built on a...

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Newsby StaffApril 20, 2009

Navistar to develop hybrid with engine-off mode

WARRENVILLE, Ill. — The IC Bus plug-in hybrid school bus will be further developed into a vehicle capable of all-electric drive for extended periods,...

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Newsby StaffAugust 16, 2007

Calif. school district receives hybrid bus

NAPA, Calif. — Last week, the Napa Valley Unified School District received a plug-in diesel-electric school bus through funding from the Bay Are...

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