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INNOVATIVE BUS DESIGNS ARE AT THE CORE OF CANADIAN SCHOOL-BUS MAKER LION BUS, which uses its website to tout value. Beneath a home page photo of its flagship Type C bus are three small icons marked with the words “durable,” “reliable” and “safe.” While the three adjectives are benchmarks that could be associated with just about
any school bus on the road today, Lion Bus’ Type C is constructed quite differently. Te bus is manufactured on a Spartan Chassis in St. Jerome, Quebec, about 30 miles north of Montreal, which sees its share of wet and cold weather. Tis gave rise to the most visual innovation and answered a question asked by President Marc Bedard: “What can we do differently?” Te answer: a composite body consisting of fiberglass panels, TermoPlastic Olefin
(TPO) body skirts, polyetilene step wells, battery boxes and wheelhouses. Bedard said the technology has been proven for decades in the motorcoach, transit and RV markets. But more so, the materials also address traditional corrosion trouble spots such as on rear emergency doors in addition to the aforementioned areas. And unlike its competitors, the buses have no paint on the body. Instead, Lion Bus
uses gel coating, which also reduces toxic emissions at the plant. Also affecting this, said Bedard, are fewer welds. Te single-piece composite panels are absent of rivets, literally a staple of school buses for generations. But especially in wet climates, the result has been fewer entry points for water leaks. “Tat’s also better for the passenger and driver, but it also reduces corrosion in the
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