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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMay 12, 2017

3 California Districts Receiving Electric School Buses

The 29 new electric school buses, provided in part by a grant from the California Air Resources Board, will serve students in the Sacramento area.

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Newsby StaffMay 2, 2017

Electric School Bus Approved for Voucher in California

GreenPower Motor Co.’s Synapse 72 is approved by the California Air Resources Board for the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project for up to $110,000 for each one sold in the state.

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Newsby StaffMarch 9, 2017

Trans Tech’s Electric Bus Earns Spot on New York Contract

The state adds the all-electric Type A eSeries to its list of procurement vehicles. 

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Newsby StaffMarch 7, 2017

New Stop Arm Designed to Offer More Durability, Cut Maintenance Costs

Safe Fleet’s Specialty Manufacturing brand releases the Defender electric stop arm. Its intelligent drive system enables it to reduce wind flutter and overall maintenance costs, according to the company.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 9, 2017

California Pilot Project Pushes Alt-Fuel School Buses

The statewide program offers $10 million for purchasing school buses powered by electricity, renewable diesel, natural gas, or propane.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 7, 2017

Lion, Adomani Demonstrate Electric School Bus in Arizona

The electric bus manufacturers and partners hosted an event in Phoenix to share information about the eLion and funding opportunities, and let local school transportation staff check out the bus up close.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 2, 2017

Lion to Add Electric Bus Manufacturing Facility in California

The Quebec-based school bus manufacturer will receive support for the facility from the state and from the province’s Green Fund.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 27, 2017

Blue Bird Awarded $4.4M to Develop Electric School Bus

The U.S. Department of Energy awards the funds to the school bus manufacturer for a zero-emissions, 100% vehicle-to-grid electric bus. 

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ProductsJanuary 18, 2017

Heavy-Duty Alternators

Two new families of Leece-Neville heavy-duty alternators have been designed to improve school bus electrical performance: the IdlePro and IdlePro Extreme high-efficiency/high-output alternators.

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NewsDecember 27, 2016

Top 5 Most-Viewed Feature Articles of 2016

Feature articles that drew the most traffic on the School Bus Fleet website in 2016 covered stop-arm cameras, electric school buses, and student behavior management, among other topics.

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