“Propane school buses are being lauded as the cleanest in the industry,” said Caley Edgerly, a former president and CEO of Thomas Built Buses in a blog post in 2018.

Soaring costs prompt some to consider cheaper, greener fuels – but upfront costs can be steep.

• Mesa Unified School District No. 4 in Mesa, Ariz., is taking delivery of 61 propane buses this year, which will bring its total to 89, just over 16% of the fleet, says Ron Latko,director of ...

America’s school bus fleet is on the cusp of a transformative shift: Historically and still predominantly powered by diesel fuel, the humble and iconic yellow buses expose some 25 million school ...

Lobello said a new propane-powered school bus can cost from $85,000 to more than $100,000, depending on the options the buyer wants. New diesel buses can run $3,000 to $15,000 less per vehicle ...

Buses used by the School City of East Chicago will run cleaner soon as administrators work to convert its bus fleet to propane. The school corporation announced Monday the purchase of six Blue ...

Replacing dirty diesel school buses with cleaner alternatives, to which Dickson County Schools is striving, has entered the mainstream due to passage last year of the bipartisan infrastructure law ...

Bus company officials boast that the 435 buses represent the largest propane school bus fleet in the country, ahead of the Portland, Ore., and Los Angeles Unified school districts.

Propane buses also start reliably in cold temperatures and have a range of 400 miles, according to the organization. The post Schools eligible for propane school bus grants appeared first on ...

This year, New Albany Floyd County Schools (NAFCS) began rolling out a handful of school buses that run on propane and more are on the way. Transportation officials said it was a two-fold decision ...

Each propane bus costs Georgia schools $16,000 more than a diesel bus. New Georgia grants totaling $1.2 million this year are covering half the extra cost. Lawmakers put $1.8 million in next year ...