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School Bus Fleet BlogFebruary 9, 2023

NSTA: Advocacy Team Secures Vital Clean School Bus Amendments

While NSTA remained grateful for the significant subsidy that the (Clean School Bus) program provided, the organization identified two areas of concern that could affect the long-term future of the program.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 21, 2023

Guam Schools Getting $9.9M in Clean School Bus Funds

The Biden-Harris Administration announced that rebate funds from the first-round of the Clean School Bus Program will help Guam's Department of Education purchase 25 battery-electric school buses.

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VideosJanuary 9, 2023

EV Ambitions [VIDEO]

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including how the state of Illinois is setting goals for electric vehicles.

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NewsDecember 23, 2022

Omnibus Spending Amendments Bring Wanted Clean School Bus Changes

Private school bus operators can now apply directly for EPA funds under the Clean School Bus Program, as urged by the National School Transportation Association.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 5, 2022

Mississippi's First Electric School Bus Arrives

The Thomas Built Buses C-2 Jouley replaces a diesel bus, transporting students with a 138-mile range on a single charge.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Wes PlattNovember 16, 2022

Electric Outcome for Clean School Bus Program's First Year

Not only did the EPA get enough demand to exhaust the $500 million during the first round of funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, but they also felt compelled to nearly double the pot to help as many applicants as possible.

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Articlesby Wes PlattNovember 4, 2022

Closer Look: Southern States Among Largest Round 1 Clean School Bus Beneficiaries

New York and California topped the list of recipients for total funding, but a significant number of states in the southeastern U.S. - some that never had an electric school bus before - made it into the top 10.

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VideosOctober 31, 2022

Electric Selections [VIDEO]

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including the EPA's funding of 389 school districts with the first round of Clean School Bus cash.

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NewsSeptember 29, 2022

EPA Nearly Doubles Available Funds for Clean School Bus Rebates

The agency reports that school districts from all 50 states were competing for $500 million in allocated funds. Increased demand persuaded the EPA to raise the award pool to almost $1 billion for 2022.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Wes PlattSeptember 9, 2022

3 Lessons Learned During My First Year

It’s hard to believe I’ve already been at the wheel of School Bus Fleet for a year. A lot of the job has been drinking from the firehose of information – the alphabet soup of associations, the different types of buses, the varieties of equipment, the manufacturers, the rules and regulations. I’ve taken in a lot, but there’s so much more to absorb and process.

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