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July 2013

Propane Road Tour to Deliver 434 School Buses to Omaha Public Schools

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Blue Bird, a provider of school buses with a variety of options and configurations, is traveling from Georgia to Nebraska on its 1,000-mile Propane Road Tour. The program is delivering school buses fueled by propane autogas and raising awareness of the domestically produced alternative transportation fuel… (Green Fleet Magazine)

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First Propane School Bus Shown at Kentucky School Board Conference Sparks Interest

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The Kentucky Propane Education & Research council (KYPERC) showed off the Blue Bird Propane Vision at the Kentucky School Board Association’s Summer Leadership Institute last weekend in an effort to raise awareness among school administrators from across the state… (School Transportation News)

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Largest Propane Autogas School Bus Purchase in History Marks Launch of Propane Road Tour

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July 10, 2013 — Blue Bird, the leading provider of propane autogas powered school buses, and ROUSH CleanTech, the leading provider of propane autogas fuel systems, will launch the Propane Road Tour tomorrow. The single-bus tour will stop at iconic American landmarks on its way to deliver the last bus from the largest single order of 434 propane-fueled buses to Student Transportation of America’s (STA) new terminal in Omaha, Neb.

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Alternative State

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Most of the North American school buses run on diesel, but the growth of alternative fuels is gaining ground in the industry. Though alt-fuels power only slightly more than 1 percent of all school buses nationwide, vehicle and energy research continues to push innovation in four primary areas; propane, CNG, hybrid and plug-in electric… (School Transportation News)

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