6 South Dakota School Districts Adding Propane Buses to Fleet Package
Dakota News
Six South Dakota school districts received Department of Environment & Natural Resources funding to purchase emissions-reducing propane autogas school buses. The districts chose propane buses because they emit fewer greenhouse gases, smog-producing hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides compared with the diesel buses replaced, and propane operating costs are significantly lower. “Our Blue Bird propane buses have cut our costs in half. On average, our diesel buses cost $5,000 per year to run, while our propane buses are only $2,500,” says Lance Gerry, fleet manager for Harrisburg School District.
