As of this spring, the Vision propane and gasoline school buses will include Ford’s new 7.3L V8 engine and Gen 5, Roush CleanTech’s advanced fuel system technology.
Everman Independent School District adds three Blue Bird Vision Electric school buses to its fleet. It expects to save $4,000 a year on fuel and $2,000 a year on maintenance.
The school bus manufacturer teams up with Safety Vision to install Mobileye collision avoidance systems on all of its new and existing buses.
Brunswick School Department secures $156,240 in grants from the state’s Volkswagen settlement funds to purchase the Blue Bird Vision propane buses.
Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. deploys the electric bus as part of its efforts to improve community air quality and measure cost-savings benefits.
A-Z Bus Sales delivers the Blue Bird electric buses to Columbia Union School District as part of the state’s school bus replacement plan using Volkswagen settlement funds.
Multiple states with varying climates and road conditions are adopting electric school buses for cost savings and environmental impact, according to the school bus manufacturer.
The City of Manchester adds the Blue Bird Propane Vision buses to its fleet to serve Manchester School District. Nine of the buses are now transporting some students to schools starting in-person learning.
The all-electric Type D buses, delivered to Madera Unified School District by A-Z Bus Sales Inc., are the first of many to feature vehicle-to-grid capabilities.
The bus manufacturer ramps up to producing 1,000 units annually to meet the anticipated growth in demand. Its electric school bus sales spiked more than 250% in fiscal year 2020.