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Blue Bird has sold more than 23,000 propane school buses since 2008, and that number is expected to increase in the coming years, according to the manufacturer. (Photo courtesy of Roush Cleantech)

Propane’s unique position in the school bus market

March 17, 2025 By

Amid regulatory tightening, a new presidential administration and more, the prospects for growth in school transportation are bright.

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Maine school district ‘sold on propane school buses’

December 26, 2024 By

The Bonny Eagle School District in Buxton, Maine, is using propane autogas to fuel 30 of the 38 buses that it runs daily.

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About $1 million available for Missouri propane school buses

November 4, 2024 By

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is providing $970,000 to school districts for the purchase of propane school buses.

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Photo of a ribbon-cutting celebrating the School District of Philadelphia's new propane-powered buses

School District of Philadelphia adds propane buses

October 28, 2024 By

The School District of Philadelphia, which serves just under 200,000 students, added 38 propane-powered school buses to its fleet.

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Washington schools to receive $24M for propane and electric buses

June 10, 2024 By

Sixteen school districts in Washington plan to replace 111 older school buses with clean energy propane and electric buses through the EPA’s 2023 Clean School Bus Program.

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Steve Whaley talks autogas at the 2021 LP Gas Growth Summit. Photo by LP Gas staff

Blue Bird’s Steve Whaley targets alternatives to diesel

May 9, 2024 By

Steve Whaley joined Blue Bird from the Propane Education & Research Council, where he served as the director of autogas business development.

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Propane school buses sustain Pennsylvania family business

December 11, 2023 By

Snyder Bus Lines, a rural Pennsylvania school bus contractor, maintains a fleet of around 40 school buses, and more than 30 are powered by propane autogas.

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PERC: Propane an energy option in 2023 school bus rebate program

November 20, 2023 By

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2023 Clean School Bus Rebate Program is making $500 million available for school bus fleets across America.

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KYPERC runs ‘aggressive’ campaign in 25th anniversary year

November 7, 2023 By

A public relations campaign orchestrated by the Kentucky Propane Education & Research Council is working to keep propane in the state’s energy conversation.

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Indian River became one of the first school districts in the country – and the first in Florida – to integrate propane school buses into its fleet. (Photo courtesy of Roush CleanTech)

School districts run all-propane bus fleets

October 20, 2023 By

Two school districts realizing the benefits of propane autogas have transitioned their entire school bus fleets to run on the clean-burning fuel.

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