The districts purchase the Blue Bird Vision propane buses using funding from the state's Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
The operational DC fast charge vehicle-to-grid capable school bus is the first of its kind to be delivered in North America, according to the school bus manufacturer. The bus will be used to serve Pekin Public School District 108.
With momentum building, the school bus manufacturer expects electric bus sales to increase further before the end of 2021.
Liberty Public Schools receives a $20,000 rebate from the Missouri Propane Education and Research Council to purchase the buses.
Livonia Public Schools purchases the buses using Volkswagen settlement funding provided by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.
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.