Allegan County Transportation switches to propane transit buses
Allegan County Transportation’s propane buses better prepare the county for national emissions requirements set to be implemented in 2024 and 2027
IC Bus, ASE to sponsor students for electric truck, bus safety certification
The purpose of the standards is to provide guidance, document and establish electrical safety requirements.
Moorpark Unified School District’s future school bus fleet is electric
The wheels on the MUSD’s IC Buses go ’round and ’round thanks to the battery electric powertrains.
Lightning eMotors announces deployment of electric school buses
These districts are among more than 650 school districts from around the country that have contributed to electrifying their fleets.
Volvo Buses to close Wroclaw factory in 2024
The Wroclaw facility will be divested to Vargas Holding who will re-purpose and gradually grow the production facility starting in 2024 and the years to follow.
Cummins launches Accelera brand for its New Power business unit
The new brand will provide battery electric and fuel cell electric solutions across a range of commercial and industrial applications.
The electric school bus rollout reality
Taking commercial vehicle battery electric technology to school.
BYD unveils Type A school bus with V2G technology
BYD (Build Your Dreams) recently unveiled the Type A battery-electric school bus, “the Achiever,” at theTransporting Students with Disabilities and Special Needs (TSD) Conference. The Type A is equipped with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology that allows the school bus to serve as a power source that provides clean energy during the hours it’s not being operated.
Thomas Built Buses celebrates 200th Proterra-powered electric school bus delivery
Thomas Built Buses (TBB) announced the delivery of TBB’s 200th Proterra Powered Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley battery-electric school bus to Monroe County Public Schools in Indiana. Monroe became the first county in the state to receive an electric school bus in fall 2020. Since then, the district has continued to grow its zero-emission fleet, ordering an additional two buses
PRE-Q GALGO Corporation exhibits at the OSBMA 33rd annual workshop
PRE-Q GALGO Corp. exhibited at the annual Ohio School Bus Mechanics Association (OSBMA) workshop in Columbus, on October 18, 2022. OSBMA works to improve, promote and develop the professional status of school bus mechanics throughout the state of Ohio. “We were a showcase vendor again this year, providing an excellent opportunity to spend more time
BYD, AVSTA agree on battery electric school buses
BYD and the Antelope Valley Schools Transportation Agency (AVSTA) announced Monday a plan to bring 20 battery electric school buses to students in the Antelope Valley. The buses will be built in Lancaster, Calif., at the BYD Coach and Bus facility by members of the SMART Union. AVSTA CEO Morris Fuselier III expressed excitement about
Sono Motors unveils production design of its Solar Bus Kit
Sono Motors recently held its first “Celebrate the Sun” Community event. During which, the Munich-based OEM celebrated the debut of its Solar Bus Kit, a scalable B2B retrofit solution that reduces fuel consumption and inner-city greenhouse gas emissions, thereby contributing to climate protection, the company noted. The Solar Bus Kit is optimized for the most
