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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 5, 2023

GreenPower Appoints Kingmor As Zero-Emission School Bus Dealer in Virginia

Kingmor, dealer of Type A, C, D, and commercial, diesel, gas, propane, and electric buses, has been selected by GreenPower as its primary electric school bus dealer in Virginia.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 1, 2023

Collins Introduces Type A School Bus on Ford E-Transit Chassis

The E-Transit model represents the first Type A school bus on an electric power train from a full-line automaker.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 27, 2023

Ideanomics Completes VIA Motors Acquisition

Ideanomics now becomes the preferred charging solutions provider for VIA Motors, which will offer delivery vans, school buses, shuttles, and more.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 28, 2022

Partnership Forms for Development of Type A School Buses

Phoenix Motorcars and Pegasus Specialty Vehicles plan to build 300 Type A school buses for the North American market during the next three years.

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NewsOctober 13, 2022

NSTA Seeks USDOT Help with Bus Chassis Shortage

The association wants chassis manufacturers to set aside units specifically for student transportation services that often rely on Type A buses for special-needs transport.

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NewsAugust 13, 2021

Micro Bird Acquires Controlling Interest in EV Drivetrain Integrator

The Type A school bus manufacturer has acquired a controlling interest in the electric vehicle drivetrain integrator and supplier Ecotuned.

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NewsMarch 8, 2021

Micro Bird's Propane School Bus Receives Low-NOx Certification

The school bus manufacturer’s G5 Type A school bus is reportedly the first Type A propane vehicle to reach the California Air Resources Board’s optional low nitrogen oxide emissions standard of 0.05 grams per brake horsepower-hour.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 5, 2021

Micro Bird Plant Expansion to Boost Electric School Bus Production

The new wing of the Canadian Type A school bus manufacturer’s Drummondville plant is now fully operational. The expansion will allow Micro Bird to increase electric and other alternative-fuel bus production.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 22, 2021

DATTCO Acquires First Electric School Bus in Connecticut

The bus dealership and transportation company recently began operating its new Collins Type A All-Electric school bus to serve Middletown Public Schools.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Nicole SchlosserDecember 29, 2020

School Bus Sales Dip, but Industry Holds on in Unprecedented Year

Although COVID-19 was unforeseen, we have seen bus sales drop even further — although more gradually — during the Great Recession and recovery, and they bounced back.

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