School buses

04/10/2018

MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Blue Bird recently celebrated its 2,500th gasoline school bus sale. Over the past two years, sales of Blue Bird’s gasoline school buses have grown substantially due to their low upfront costs, maintenance savings, cold weather startup, heating capabilities and public fueling accessibility.

Frederick County Public Schools in Virginia was the recipient of the 2500thBlue Bird Vision Gasoline school bus.

Gasoline school buses were common decades ago, but since 2000, they were phased out in favor of diesel. Blue Bird reintroduced the Blue Bird Vision Gasoline bus, powered by the proven Ford 6.8L engine in September of 2016.

More than 800 school districts across North America have purchased the Blue Bird Vision Gasoline school bus. In addition to cost benefits, the districts have cited the buses’ power, reduced noise and reduction of parts due to the lack of special technology required to meet emissions standards. Many customers zero-in on gasoline’s simplicity: these buses are easier to maintain, with gasoline technicians often more readily available and typically less expensive to hire than diesel mechanics.

The Blue Bird Vision Gasoline bus, equipped with its exclusive Ford 6.8L V10 engine, is certified to the EPA standard of 0.20 g/bhp-hr nitrogen oxide emissions.

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