EPA Awards Nearly $32 Million for Electric School Buses in Virginia

On Wednesday, October 26, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Fiscal Year 2022 recipients of the Clean School Bus (CSB) Program rebate competition. Vice President Kamala Harris and EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan made the official announcement in Seattle, Washington among a crowd of schoolchildren, district leaders, and community leaders. The list of … Continued

October Tuesday Tune-Up

Check out this month’s Tuesday Tune-Up. Learn how to optimize your Jouley’s range during cold weather, get updates on annual parts inventory and holiday scheduling, check out the monthly parts specials, and more! 

Jouley On the Road: Louisa County, VA

There are now 65+ Jouley electric school buses in operation across Virginia. Louisa County was one of the first school divisions to take delivery of Jouley buses in early 2021. Read on to learn about their experience and what their plans are for adding electric to their fleet. Since early 2021, Louisa County Public Schools … Continued

Your New Electric Bus: EV Service & Maintenance

If you’re navigating the adoption of electric school buses for your district, you’re probably wondering what happens afterward. Am I on my own? What if something goes wrong? What does service on my new electric bus even look like? How do I train my service technicians to work on these new vehicles? At Sonny Merryman, we’re … Continued

June Tuesday Tune-Up

Check out this month’s Tuesday Tune-Up. New Jouley electric school bus training video, SESPTC/VAPT conference this weekend, Excelerator parts ordering, and more! 

May Tuesday Tune-Up

Check out this month’s Tuesday Tune-Up. VAPT Conference Returns, Bus Tech Round Table Workshops, Electric School Bus Rebate Funding Program Open, 3G Network Update, and More! 

The Electric School Bus Series: An Electrifying Partnership in Fairfax County, Virginia

In collaboration with partners and communities, WRI’s Electric School Bus Initiative aims to build unstoppable momentum toward an equitable transition of the U.S. school bus fleet to electric by 2030, bringing health, climate and economic benefits to children and families across the country and normalizing electric mobility for an entire generation The Electric School Bus … Continued

Electric school buses prevent more than 600,000 pounds[1] of greenhouse gas emissions in Virginia

Sonny Merryman, Virginia’s exclusive Virginia dealer, and Proterra Inc, a leading innovator in commercial vehicle electrification technology, today announced that the 50 zero-emission Proterra Powered Saf-T-Liner eC2 Jouley™ electric school buses operating in Virginia have already displaced more than 600,000 of pounds of greenhouse gases. Since first being launched in Virginia in 2020, 15 local school … Continued

Top 5 Safety Considerations for Fleets Going Electric

There’s a lot to think about when taking your fleet electric. Things like EV safety standards, electric battery chemistry and testing. For electric school buses, the risk of a thermal incident is often top of mind for customers as well. The Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner® C2 Jouley® is an excellent example of an electric school bus that exceeds safety … Continued