Blue Bird Delivers 13 Electric School Buses to Bowling Green Independent Schools in Kentucky
September 19 2023 - 10:30AM
Business Wire
First Zero-emission Vehicles in District’s
School Bus Fleet
Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and
low-emission school buses, is supplying 13 electric school buses to
the Bowling Green Independent School District (BGISD) in Kentucky.
The school district serves approximately 4,400 students in eight
schools. BGISD launched a pilot program to expand its school bus
fleet with zero-emission vehicles to help advance student and
community health.
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Blue Bird is delivering 13 electric,
zero-emission school buses to the Bowling Green Independent School
District (BGISD) in Kentucky to help the school district accelerate
its transition to clean student transportation. BGISD buses
transport daily around 2,300 students to and from schools. (Image
provided by Bowling Green Independent School District)
Blue Bird will provide ten Vision and three All American
electric school buses to BGISD. Vision Type C electric buses can
carry 72 students for up to 120 miles on a single charge. All
American Type D electric buses can transport up to 84 students for
the same distance. Depending on the charging infrastructure, both
model buses take between three and eight hours to recharge
fully.
Blue Bird’s zero-emission vehicles will travel up to 75 miles on
seven routes each school day, as they pick up and safely transport
around 2,300 students to and from schools.
“Bowling Green Independent Schools could not be more excited
about ushering in a new era of zero-emission student transportation
by acquiring our first 13 state-of-the-art electric school buses,”
said BGISD Superintendent Gary Fields. “We are looking forward to a
successful pilot program and to building on our relationship with
Blue Bird.”
Bowling Green Independent Schools received a $5,135,000 grant
through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2022 Clean
School Bus Rebate Program to purchase its Blue Bird electric school
bus fleet. This program is part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure
Law (BIL) which provides a total of $5 billion over five years for
clean school bus transportation nationwide. Last year, the EPA
awarded nearly $1 billion in funding to school districts across all
50 U.S. states for more than 2,400 clean school buses. In 2023, the
EPA plans to offer an additional $1 billion in funding for low- and
zero-emission school buses, including $400 million in competitive
grants.
“We are thrilled to help Bowling Green Independent Schools
transition to electric buses and clean student transportation,”
said Britton Smith, president of Blue Bird Corporation. “The school
district is poised to benefit greatly from Blue Bird’s high
performing, advanced electric vehicles. Our Vision and All American
buses perform exceptionally well in all weather conditions – from
extreme heat to freezing cold – due to the outstanding thermal
management of the batteries. In addition, we anticipate that the
school district will realize significant savings. Blue Bird
customers have reported an average 14 cents per mile in energy
costs for electric buses compared to up to 49 cents per mile in
fuel costs for their diesel buses.”
Blue Bird is the only U.S.-owned and operated school bus
manufacturer in the United States. The company remains the proven
clean transportation leader with more than 1,000 electric-powered,
zero-emission school buses in operation today. BGISD purchased its
advanced electric vehicles through Blue Bird’s authorized school
bus dealer Central States Bus Sales in Lexington, Ky.
About Blue Bird Corporation
Blue Bird (NASDAQ: BLBD) is recognized as a technology leader
and innovator of school buses since its founding in 1927. Our
dedicated team members design, engineer and manufacture school
buses with a singular focus on safety, reliability, and durability.
Blue Bird buses carry the most precious cargo in the world – the
majority of 25 million children twice a day – making us the most
trusted brand in the industry. The company is the proven leader in
low- and zero-emission school buses with more than 20,000 propane,
natural gas, and electric powered buses in operation today. Blue
Bird is transforming the student transportation industry through
cleaner energy solutions. For more information on Blue Bird's
complete product and service portfolio, visit
www.blue-bird.com.
About the Bowling Green Independent School District
(BGISD)
Bowling Green Independent Schools are preparing students to be
excellent citizens, employees, and future leaders, both locally and
globally. Educators in our schools strive to get to know each child
and their families, to provide the best opportunities to learn,
grow, and connect to the world.
BGISD has existed since the 1880s and has long been known for
excellence in academic programs and success in athletics. The
district serves approximately 4,400 students in preschool through
12th grade in eight schools: T. C. Cherry Elementary, Dishman
McGinnis Elementary, Parker-Bennett-Curry Elementary, Potter Gray
Elementary, and W. R. McNeill Elementary, Bowling Green Junior
High, Bowling Green High School, and the Bowling Green Learning
Center, the district’s alternative school. For more information
visit www.bgreen.kyschools.us.
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Blue Bird Corporation Media Contact Julianne Barclay TSN
Communications M: +1.267.934.5340 E:
julianne@tsncommunications.com
Bowling Green Independent School District Media Contact
Leslie McCoy Director of Communications Bowling Green Independent
Schools T: +1.270.746.2200 E: leslie.mccoy@bgreen.kyschools.us
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