The Future Looks Bright for Electric School Buses
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In 1925, a small-town Ford dealer in Georgia named Albert Luce attached a wooden coach to a Model T frame and sold it to the owner of a cement plant who wanted a way to transport his workers.
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To stay ahead though, Blue Bird is transforming again. The company is shifting more of its business to electric school buses, even as it continues to crank out the same diesel-powered models that have ferried kids to school for generations.
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The new approach for Blue Bird and its competitors is due in part to a windfall of money the Biden administration has steered to the industry.
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We're going to be in this business for a long time, said Albert Burleigh, vice president of alternative fuels for Blue Bird. The company expects to double its e-bus sales from 546 in 2023 to 1,125 in 2025.
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