Prestolite Electric’s Leece-Neville IdlePro Extreme 350- and 420-amp alternators will be offered as standard on Blue Bird’s All American RE Diesel and CNG-powered school buses and optional for models using a Cummins 2021 engine.
With increasing interest in EVs and a federal push for clean transportation, the OEM expects sales to continue to climb through 2021.
Vehicle-to-everything technology tested on a Fulton County Schools bus shows it can alert a connected vehicle driver with a visual warning and audible signal to slow down, potentially preventing illegal passing incidents.
Sen. Raphael Warnock (Ga.) learns more about the alt-fuel buses and goes on a ride-and-drive. The visit follows his co-introduction of legislation that would invest $25 billion in electric school buses.
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.
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