Navistar awarded DOE funding for next gen PHEV school Buses

Navistar?s IC PHEV-40 Warrenville, IL. -- Continuing with its development of hybrid commercial vehicles, Navistar was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to participate in a project that will develop and deliver energy-efficient and environmentally friendly PHEV school buses. The DOE selected Navistar for a cost-shared award of up to $10 million?half of the total projected cost. As part of the PHEV Technology Acceleration and Deployment Activity program, Navistar will develop and deploy 60 PHEV buses to fleets across the nation during a multi-year program.