Thomas Built Buses, a subsidiary of Daimler Truck, has announced the launch of the second-generation Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley battery-electric school bus. The second iteration of the Jouley, which was originally introduced in 2017, incorporates several customer-driven improvements and technological advancements. At the core of the second-generation Jouley is the 14Xe eAxle from Accelera by Cummins,… Read more »
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GreenPower receives orders for 11 BEAST electric school buses for Western US
GreenPower Motor, a US manufacturer and distributor of electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, has received three orders for 11 electric BEAST school buses for school districts in Arizona, California and Oregon. The orders are from GreenPower’s California dealer Model 1 for seven buses for the Los Baños Unified School District; from its Arizona dealer RWC… Read more »
First Student and Westville School District in Illinois to deploy 15 electric school buses
Cincinnati-based school transportation provider First Student and the Westville School District recently held a ribbon-cutting event for the upcoming deployment of 15 electric school buses, including 14 Type C IC buses from US manufacturer IC Bus, and one Type A Micro Bird, manufactured in Canada. The buses will be charged using First Charge, First Student’s… Read more »
Synop to provide charging management for electric school buses in 14 Illinois school districts
Fleet charging management specialist Synop has been selected as the charging management solution for Bus2Grid’s Renew America’s Schools Grant. Under the project, 14 Illinois school districts will install campus microgrids with help from a $15-million grant from the DOE. The microgrids will include onsite solar generation and battery storage. Synop’s intelligent charging management platform will… Read more »
First Student and Con Edison demonstrate electric school bus V2X Smart Energy Hub in Brooklyn
Student transportation provider First Student is working with New York electric utility Con Edison to demonstrate a Smart Energy Hub that will support the electrification of school buses in Brooklyn. First Student has around 2,000 electric school buses under contract in school districts across the US, and more than 360 EVs deployed. The Brooklyn project… Read more »
First Student launches trenchless electric school bus charging system
Cincinnati-headquartered school transportation provider First Student has introduced its First Charge above-ground EV charging system, which is designed to offer greater efficiency and up to 50% lower construction costs. Even in colder climates, the system eliminates the need for expensive trenching to bury cables, which is disruptive and limits future expansion. The system can support… Read more »
Thomas Built Buses develops curriculum to educate students about electric school buses
Thomas Built Buses has developed an educational curriculum to help educate students about electric school buses. Casey Harris, an EV Business Analyst for Thomas, is a former teacher, principal and school superintendent. He developed the curriculum as a comprehensive educational approach centered around achieving core learning objectives through the exploration of the electric school bus…. Read more »
Daimler Truck continues to choose Proterra battery technology for electric school buses and delivery vehicles
Proterra’s August bankruptcy filing sent a shock wave through the EV industry, partly because several EV builders depend on Proterra’s well-respected battery technology. Fortunately, the Volvo Group quickly snapped up the company’s battery business, and it appears that business as usual will continue. Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) has announced plans to use Proterra’s battery… Read more »
First Student electric school buses surpass 3 million miles driven
School transportation provider First Student, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, has surpassed three million miles driven by its electric school buses. The company has deployed more than 330 electric buses to North American school districts and approved 1,108 more for order. It has a goal of transitioning 30,000 diesel school buses to electric by 2035. First… Read more »
Thomas Built Buses topped 1.5 million electric school bus miles driven in Virginia
In collaboration with the Electric School Bus (ESB) program of Dominion Energy, a regional utility headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Daimler Truck North America subsidiary Thomas Built Buses (TBB) has announced that the state has now surpassed 1.5 million electric school bus miles driven. Also partnering in the program is Virginia bus dealer Sonny Merryman. The… Read more »