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09-12-2006, 01:10 AM
The district earmarked $14,000 for the bus - a fraction of the total cost of $209,000. (http://www.nj.com/news/expresstimes/pa/index.ssf?/base/news-7/1158033885149230.xml&coll=2)
Courtney Lomax - Express Times - Sept. 12, 2006
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Not just a HEV but a PHEV School Bus!
U. NAZARETH TWP. - Forget about smelly emissions and high fuel bills.
The Nazareth Area School District is buying one of the first 17 hybrid electric buses in the country, according to a press release from Jennings Transportation of Nazareth.
Thirteen other school districts across the country will purchase buses through the Plug-in Hybrid Electric School Bus Project created by Advanced Energy, a nonprofit organization based in Raleigh, N.C., the release says.
The Nazareth Area School District contracts 60 buses from Jennings.
A hybrid electric-drive school bus uses diesel and electric power to save money on fuel and protect the environment, according to the release.
"The district is interested, (like) everyone in America, to limit the use of gasoline," said Judy Swigart, assistant superintendent for education support services for the district.
The bus is like a hybrid car but on a larger scale, Swigart said.
The district earmarked $14,000 in this year's budget for the bus - a fraction of the total cost. Total cost is $209,000. Regular school buses cost about $67,000, said Meghan Ochs a spokeswoman from Jennings Transportation.
A $112,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will cover the bulk of the cost. Jennings will pay $67,000 and a group of electric companies from North Carolina will fund the remaining $16,000.
The bus will likely look similar to other buses in the district, Ochs said.
The bus is expected to arrive in February and the district will compare how it runs to other buses.
"It will be interesting to see how this works and see if this is something other districts might look into," Swigart said.
She said she doesn't know if the district will consider purchasing other hybrid buses because of the high cost.
An energy-saving bus joins the district's other environmentally friendly project. The new seventh-and eighth-grade building on Friedenstahl Avenue will be built following energy-saving green-building standards.
Courtney Lomax - Express Times - Sept. 12, 2006
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/PHEV_-_IC_-_School_Bus.jpg
Not just a HEV but a PHEV School Bus!
U. NAZARETH TWP. - Forget about smelly emissions and high fuel bills.
The Nazareth Area School District is buying one of the first 17 hybrid electric buses in the country, according to a press release from Jennings Transportation of Nazareth.
Thirteen other school districts across the country will purchase buses through the Plug-in Hybrid Electric School Bus Project created by Advanced Energy, a nonprofit organization based in Raleigh, N.C., the release says.
The Nazareth Area School District contracts 60 buses from Jennings.
A hybrid electric-drive school bus uses diesel and electric power to save money on fuel and protect the environment, according to the release.
"The district is interested, (like) everyone in America, to limit the use of gasoline," said Judy Swigart, assistant superintendent for education support services for the district.
The bus is like a hybrid car but on a larger scale, Swigart said.
The district earmarked $14,000 in this year's budget for the bus - a fraction of the total cost. Total cost is $209,000. Regular school buses cost about $67,000, said Meghan Ochs a spokeswoman from Jennings Transportation.
A $112,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will cover the bulk of the cost. Jennings will pay $67,000 and a group of electric companies from North Carolina will fund the remaining $16,000.
The bus will likely look similar to other buses in the district, Ochs said.
The bus is expected to arrive in February and the district will compare how it runs to other buses.
"It will be interesting to see how this works and see if this is something other districts might look into," Swigart said.
She said she doesn't know if the district will consider purchasing other hybrid buses because of the high cost.
An energy-saving bus joins the district's other environmentally friendly project. The new seventh-and eighth-grade building on Friedenstahl Avenue will be built following energy-saving green-building standards.