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
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!
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
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 … Continued
Check out this month’s Tuesday Tune-Up. Excelerator training workshops, Bendix Intellipark Maintenance Mode How-To, Parts Specials, and more!
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
After 45 years, “Pa John” Evans is finally hanging up his paint brush and sprayer at Sonny Merryman. There is no telling how many buses and vehicles John has painted in the past four plus decades – but it surely numbers in the thousands. John began working for his Uncle Sonny not long after his … Continued
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!
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!
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
