This legacy school bus maker just delivered its 1,000th electric school bus
Thomas Built Buses, founded in 1916, has delivered its 1,000th electric school bus to a school system in Georgia.
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Thomas Built Buses’ Proterra-powered electric school buses cross 1 million miles driven
Paving the way for clean transportation to and from school for our kids, Thomas Built Buses (TBB) and Proterra announced Thursday their electric school buses had crossed 1 million miles driven in North America.
Expand Expanding CloseHere’s how the largest electric school bus transition in the US is going so far
Those big yellow diesel school buses are a thing of the past as the US moves to zero-emission transportation. For those wondering how students and drivers are reacting to the transition, the Montgomery County Public School, which currently operates the largest electric school bus fleet in the US, gives us an inside look at how it’s going so far.
Expand Expanding CloseSchool districts embrace electric buses as the 200th Proterra-powered EV bus arrives in Indiana
Electric school buses are rolling out across the United States as school districts look to keep their students and the communities they work in safe and free of harmful emissions. In a significant milestone, Thomas Built Buses announced Wednesday that it has delivered 200 Proterra-powered electric school buses, with the latest going to Monroe County, Indiana.
Expand Expanding CloseThe second largest electric school bus fleet in the US just crossed 500,000 service miles
The school year is beginning, so the buses will be out in full force. However, you may notice a significant difference this year as emission-free electric school buses roll out across the United States. One of the nation’s leading school bus manufacturers, Thomas Built Buses, just achieved a major milestone with help from its Virginia-based dealer Sonny Merryman — Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley electric school buses have now driven more than 500,000 miles.
Expand Expanding CloseElectric school buses are reaching cost parity with diesel, and a California district will deploy one of the largest e-bus fleets in the state
Lots of news in the segment of electric school buses this week, as Highland Electric Fleets signed an agreement with Thomas Built Buses to provide lower upfront costs to customers and expedite EV adoption; their letter of intent will put the price of an electric bus at cost parity with the traditional diesel option. On the opposite US coast, InCharge Energy and its partners announced a project in Southern California to deploy 42 electric school buses, calling it the largest fleet in the state.
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