
With alternative fuels on the rise, PERC’s grant program helps schools prepare students for careers maintaining low-emission fleets through hands-on training and equipment funding.
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In recognition of National Propane Day, PERC is spotlighting propane autogas as a reliable, clean energy option to keep school fleets running.
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Survey results reveal parents want cleaner rides, but school districts face funding gaps and delays in deploying other fuel options.
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Take a peek inside the decision-making process that led to a more reliable, cleaner fleet, according to a former district director-turned PERC manager.
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Through three rounds of funding, the EPA program has allocated more than $2.8 billion for 8,427 electric school buses and 440 low-emissions propane buses. According to PERC: For the same amount of money distributed for electric buses ($2.77 billion), the program could have helped fund up to 92,635 propane buses, assuming each received the $30,000 incentive.
Read More →Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, discusses the possible reclassification of marijuana, proposed changes to EV school bus safety standards, the EPA's Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle Grant program, and PERC's new hire. Plus, an interview with Vinny Riscica, senior project manager for clean transportation at NYSERDA! This episode is sponsored by Thomas Built Buses, a leader in pupil transportation.
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David Walters joins the Propane Education & Research Council to help increase propane autogas adoption.
Read More →After decades of reliably providing energy as a school transportation fuel, propane now also reduces emissions as an electric charging solution.
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With dedicated propane autogas school buses or propane-powered recharging infrastructure, reliable solutions are available today
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The federal Clean School Bus Program and the state's Propane Education & Research Council are making it possible for Hannibal Public School District No. 60 to steer toward a fully propane-fueled fleet.
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