Trends What Fuels Your Bus? T
he latest survey from School Transportation News explored the topic of alternative fuels and alternative fuel buses. Te survey was delivered via email to 7,027 readers with the job titles of transportation director or transportation
supervisor, of which 170 submitted answers for a response rate of 2.5 percent. Survey participants commented on their adoption of alternative fuels, or lack there of, and addressed their district’s or company’s concerns with or overall satisfaction of alternative fuel buses. Tey also discussed how grant funds are assisting new purchases. Lee Livingston, transportation director for Isle of
Wight County Public Schools in Virginia, reported that a Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement grant from the Virginia Department of Mines Minerals and Energy offset the purchase 11 propane school buses Driving alternative fuel adoption is a general frustration with increasing maintenance costs of new diesel systems. “We understand the emission requirement for diesel, yet we are constantly struggling with DEF issues and are finding just as buses fall out of warranty, we are replacing catalysts
Do you operate alternative fuel buses?
YES 22% What type of alternative fuels? 27% 68% 5% 8% OTHER
Were grants used to offset the purchase?
16 School Transportation News • APRIL 2017
YES 53%
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