The technology will be standard on the manufacturer’s school buses. Nuvve and Lion have conducted projects demonstrating V2G feasibility for school districts and utilities in California and New York.
The electric buses from The Lion Electric Co. will replace 12 diesel-powered buses in the upcoming year.
The buses for Thermalito Union Elementary School District can reportedly travel up to 150 miles with a 194.5kWh battery pack.
Brunswick School Department secures $156,240 in grants from the state’s Volkswagen settlement funds to purchase the Blue Bird Vision propane buses.
This is a 10% increase from 2019 vehicle numbers, according to the Propane Education and Research Council.
Oak Harbor Public Schools secures $302,685 in Volkswagen settlement funding to purchase the bus.
The school bus manufacturer is showcasing its CE Series electric bus at school districts and IC Bus dealerships across the state.
South Carolina seventh-grader Jack Kendrick is honored by the Propane Education and Research Council for getting his school to add a propane-powered bus designed for special-needs students to its fleet.
The school bus manufacturer marks the occasion at dealer Sonny Merryman’s headquarters. Delivery of a total of 50 Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley buses, part of Dominion Energy’s initiative, begins in early November.
Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. deploys the electric bus as part of its efforts to improve community air quality and measure cost-savings benefits.