MOTIV POWER SYSTEMS AND CREATIVE BUS SALES PARTNER TO BUILD A ZERO-EMISSION ALL-ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUS FOSTER CITY, Calif., Jan. 20, 2016 — Continuing to demonstrate its collaborative approach to greening America’s fleets, Motiv Power Systems and Creative Bus Sales, Inc announced they will partner on a new all-electric school bus. Called the Starcraft e-Quest XL, […]
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COLLINS BUS PARENT REV GROUP SELLS SHUTTLE BUSINESSES, BOOSTS SCHOOL BUS FOCUS May 11, 2020 – MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Specialty vehicle brand manufacturer REV Group completed on Friday the sale of its two shuttle bus businesses to Forest River Inc., a manufacturer of recreational vehicles and shuttle buses, and will sharpen its focus on producing […]
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BLUE BIRD DELIVERS 100TH ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUS TO CALIFORNIA DISTRICT April 14, 2020 – SALINAS, Calif. — The 100th fully-electric Blue Bird school bus was delivered to Alisal Union School District in Salinas, California. Alisal Union School District received the bus from A-Z Bus Sales on March 27, which will replace an aging diesel-powered unit […]
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NEW ELECTRIC TYPE A SCHOOL BUS COMING FROM COLLINS May 21, 2018 – The electric school bus market keeps charging up, now with a new Type A model on the way from Collins Bus Corp. The forthcoming Collins electric school bus utilizes Motiv Power Systems’ Electric Powered Intelligent Chassis (EPIC), based on the Ford E-450 […]
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40 ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES HEADED TO WASHINGTON DISTRICTS April 29, 2020 – $12 million from VW settlement will help districts slash emissions. OLYMPIA – Washington schools may be closed for the year, but when students return, some will be riding in 40 new, zero-emission electric school buses, thanks to grants from the Washington Department of […]
Continue readingFranklin Pierce High School Gets Washington’s First Electric School Bus
FRANKLIN PIERCE HIGH SCHOOL GETS WASHINGTON STATE’S FIRST ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUS June 17, 2019 – With a full bus of students, legislators, local leaders and reporters, Gov. Jay Inslee rode in the first electric school bus in Washington on Monday, making a lap around a Tacoma block and ending up in the Franklin Pierce High […]
Continue readingHow to Handle NYC DOE School Bus Company Contract Payments during COVID-19
HOW TO HANDLE NYC DOE SCHOOL BUS COMPANY CONTRACT PAYMENTS DURING COVID-19 I. Introduction Recently, the Department of Education’s Panel for Educational Policy postponed review of school bus contract extensions for March and April. The contracts were implemented at the beginning of March as a result of an emergency declared by the Department of Education. […]
Continue readingCash-strapped NYC set to pour $700M ‘down the drain’ on idle school buses
CASH-STRAPPED NYC SET TO POUR $700M ‘DOWN THE DRAIN’ ON IDLE SCHOOL BUSES April 18, 2020 – Mayor de Blasio has announced a $827 million cut in the city education budget, but officials want to spend up to $700 million through June on buses — while schools are closed. Under a massive city budget cut, […]
Continue reading$94M School Bus Contracts Under Fire for Possible Collusion
$94M SCHOOL BUS CONTRACTS UNDER FIRE FOR POSSIBLE COLLUSION June 17, 2015 – The city comptroller has asked the feds to investigate possible collusion by school-bus companies after finding poor oversight of contracts worth $94 million. Soon after winning the contracts in 2013, five bus firms handed them over to competitors that also took part […]
Continue readingVolvo Group and Daimler Truck AG are Planning to Form a Joint Venture
VOLVO GROUP AND DAIMLER TRUCK AG ARE PLANNING TO FORM A JOINT VENTURE April 21, 2020 – Sharing the Green Deal vision of sustainable transport and a carbon neutral Europe by 2050, two leading companies in the commercial vehicle industry, Daimler Truck AG and the Volvo Group, have signed a preliminary non-binding agreement to establish […]
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