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Newsby StaffJuly 26, 2010

Zonar to aid development of electric school buses

Zonar will subsidize additional data sampling costs for customers who opt to share data with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to help in the development of hybrid, plug-in hybrid electric and battery electric school buses.

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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 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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Articlesby StaffSeptember 1, 2008

Can all-electric bus go the distance?

GOLDEN, Colo. — As the major school bus OEMs work toward providing more hybrid and propane buses, a new player is looking to break into the market wit...

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