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Diesel has long been the foremost fuel when it comes to large school buses, but there was a noteworthy shift in 2017 as gasoline Type C school buses came into the picture. Propane was the most popular alternative fuel.
Read More →Important dates to know for awardees of the EPA's 2022 and 2023 Clean School Bus Program rebates. Plus, details on how to request an extension to get your paperwork turned in.
Read More →Matt Scheuler points to renewed interest in alternative fuels, including new electric school buses as well as propane and CNG. He also shares parents’ reactions to the new Collins Low-Floor bus.
Read More →First Student is deploying 12 solar-topped electric school buses and designing a solar-powered bus depot with a unique microgrid in Brooklyn, N.Y. using V2X. How does it work?
Read More →Acquiring electric buses and the requisite infrastructure can have the unintended consequence of having more kids riding on older buses, generating higher overall fleet emissions, due to cutbacks on the basic turnover of the existing fleet.
Read More →The company’s new Genius Fleet offering combines EO cloud software and maintenance services and Level 2 hardware into one monthly fee.
Read More →The Type A sales boost looks to be joining a small but growing trend toward the electric fueling option.
Read More →The New York State Bus Distributors Association recommends including all viable clean-engine technologies in a replacement program.
Read More →Calendar pages keep flipping toward the mandates set in states like New York and California to transition their school bus fleets from diesel to zero-emission, but there’s plenty of reluctance and pushback.
Read More →The Office of Inspector General warned that if the EPA does not follow all requirements for selecting recipients of the Clean School Bus Program funds, there is an increased risk of potential fraud, waste, and abuse. A look at the recommendations, and response from the agency.
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