companies, creating excitement over delivery of the new buses, and developing revenue streams through public fueling stations. Lawrence agreed that the story on student health is important, because “the squeaky wheel is getting the grease here.” Additionally, available funding is not exclusive to alternative fuels. Te Houston-
Galveston Area Council in Texas runs a Clean School Bus Program that is funded by money paid by local chemical plants, as an alternative to being fined. Te program’s focus is replacing or retrofitting pre-2007 diesel buses. Program Manager Robert Veazie told STN that the funds have been used to replace about 300 diesel school buses
over the last 10 years—and 75 percent of the new buses have been diesel, with propane or CNG making up the remainder.
GREEN EXHIBITS Over 250 vendors exhibited at the ACT
Trade Show. Several announcements involved the development of new or improved clean vehicle options or features hitting the market. ROUSH CleanTech, a provider of a
propane drivetrain for school buses, surprised everyone with their new electric drivetrain for a Class 6 to 7 truck, which they said had potential for school bus applications as well. Motiv Power Systems, which electrifies
Type A school buses offered by Starcraft and Trans Tech, announced a similar partnership with Collins Bus, to produce a new electrified Type-A school bus. Te Lion Electric Company already offers
an electric Type-C eLion, the first large bus of its kind on the market, but it also an- nounced that this summer, it and dealer First Priority Greenfleet will roll out a low-floor, transit-style electric bus, but in the Type A weight class. Meanwhile, electric transit and shuttle bus
provider GreenPower Motor Company is testing a new electric Type-D school bus. In addition, CNG and propane engine manufac- turer AgilityFuel is planning to make a battery system with possible school bus application in the near future.
School bus manufacturers IC Bus and
Tomas Built Buses displayed their concept electric buses, while Blue Bird displayed its Vision Propane. Attendees also got the chance to ride IC’s “chargE” and Lion Elec- tric’s eLion during a ride-and-drive event on May 3.
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Visit
stnonline.com/go/be to read more about how new product offerings and millions of dollars in funding are popularizing electric school buses, especially in California, and visit
stnonline.com/bf for a recap of the discussion at the school bus replacement roundtable. Te STN EXPO features a panel discussion
on July 16 that will discuss how school districts are identifying, applying for and securing emissions reduction grants, especially for new, cleaner vehicles. Visit
stnexpo.com for details.
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