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sions to require all fuels in its HD-OBD certification, propane auto gas and others like compressed natural gas are moving into the mainstream.” It is time our industry stop using the
term “Alternative Fuel,” and start calling the many power plants and fuel sources our bus manufacturers offer, as “Fuel Choice.” Take the optimal fuel and
optimal engine design and put them to- gether to match your operational efficiency goals, which include funding (grants), war- ranty, fuel economy, fuel cost, power, noise level, cold start, maintenance cost, fuel stor- age, residual value and fleet commonality. As we end the school year and pre-
pare for another, with planning for bus replacement and fleet management
challenges, today’s options for fleet choice are so numerous, and varied that you can be assured to find one that is best suited to your local operational needs. At the same time, be assured that the bus you purchase is in compliance with clean air emissions standards that work to help keep clean the air we breathe. As you meet with informed bus manufac-
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turers and their fuel choice representatives, you will learn of the benefits that an optimal engine and fuel choice could deliver in your operating area. After evaluating the benefits, you should also talk or meet with industry peers who use the fuel choice you are considering, so you can learn from them how their changes affected their operational goals. Most importantly, your fuel choice, fleet
replacement strategy and purchasing deci- sion should be predicated on the impact it will have on the overall life expectancy of the new bus being placed in your particular transportation program. Approximately 500,000 school buses
travel about 4 billion miles each year, providing the safest transportation to and from school for more than 25 million children. We are now approaching 11 years since the 2007 EPA standard for reduced particulate emissions, and nine years since 2010 EPA NOx emission regulations. Trough age replacement and growth, we have introduced over 250,000 buses under those emissions reduction regulations. Imagine the impact that has had.
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Pudlewski is STN’s technical editor and a Hall of Fame member of the National School Transportation Association, in recognition of over 40 years in the industry, including his tenure as vice president of fleet maintenance and technology for Laidlaw.
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Visit
stnonline.com/go/bh to learn more about a roundtable discussion next month at the STN EXPO on fuel choice among districts and contractors. Panelist will discus real-world experience, data and lifecycle costs.
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