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South Carolina, the state owns, operates and maintains nearly all of the 5,600 school buses. Most are older diesel buses—beyond 15 years—with odometer readings in ex- cess of 200,000 miles. Ten years ago, the state legislature passed a law requiring the State Board of Education to replace a fraction of their total school bus fleet each year with new models—not just for energy. Until now though lawmakers had only produced enough funding to meet the very mandate they imposed. Tey are finally coming through on their promise. Te South Carolina De-
partment of Education recently purchased 26 propane school buses for Berkeley County School District and Dorchester District 2. OEMs are anticipating an up- tick in demand for new technology to meet regulatory demands as Phase 2 comes into being. Tey have the burden of providing new technology that meets the new stricter requirements on NOx emissions. For instance, Allison transmissions, which are the prevalent drivetrains currently used in school buses across the nation, this spring introduced its updated Fuel- Sense 2.0 technology that delivers new fuel savings and up to six percent addition- al fuel savings over the original software. It has enhanced its transmissions with mechanical control that lowers fuel consumption and emissions by reducing or eliminating the load on the engine when the vehicle is stopped, and limits the rate of acceleration by the operator by limiting the applied torque. Tis news came on the heels of Cummins and Eaton announcing a 50-50
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may choose to direct its funds to some of the other project types. In other words, it is very important that school transportation and fleet managers reach out to their state funding agencies to recommend that funds be directed to school bus projects. —Joe Annotti, Gladstein, Neandross & Associates
joint venture that infuses $600 million of Cummins money into the transmission manufacturer to develop next-generation products as well as for Eaton’s existing Procision dual-clutch automatic transmission. As technology ramps up, more electric and clean-burning school buses will come on the scene as will additional fuel-saving solutions. But school districts and their aging fleets will continue to face a common dilemma: Too many needs chasing too few fiscal resources. With upcoming Phase 2 greenhouse gas emissions regulations, school buses will be one of those needs competing for scarce resources to bring the compliant technologies into effect, to ultimately and safely transport a growing population base of students.
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