Blue Bird Celebrates Grand Opening of Electric Vehicle Build-up Center
25 Maio 2023 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
School Bus Manufacturer Expands Production
Capacity for Electric, Zero-Emission Vehicles to Meet Increasing
Demand
Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and
low-emission school buses, celebrated the grand opening of its
Electric Vehicle (EV) Build-up Center on the grounds of the
company’s main U.S. manufacturing plant in Fort Valley, Ga. Blue
Bird transformed a nearly 40,000 sq.ft. facility to meet increasing
demand for electric school buses. The opening marks an important
milestone as the company continues to expand its electric school
bus production capacity from 4 to 20 vehicles a day.
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Blue Bird celebrated the grand opening of
its Electric Vehicle (EV) Build-up Center in Fort Valley, Ga. The
company transformed a nearly 40,000 sq.ft. facility to meet
increasing demand for electric, zero-emission school buses.
Highly-trained technicians install electric batteries and other
components at the EV Build-up Center to turn the vehicles into
emission-free electric school buses. (Photo: Business Wire)
U.S. and Canadian school districts are increasingly
transitioning their bus fleets to electric, zero-emission vehicles
to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions, improve student and
community health, and save on rising fuel costs. School districts
continue to benefit from significant public funding sources to
accelerate the adoption of electric school buses and the supporting
charging infrastructure. Presently, there are more than $10 billion
in federal, state, provincial, and local funding earmarked for
zero- and low-emission school buses. This includes the Biden
Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), which
provides a total of $5 billion over five years for clean school bus
transportation.
“Based on the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law alone we
anticipate thousands of additional electric school bus orders
valued at an estimated $1 billion over five years,” said Phil
Horlock, president and CEO of Blue Bird Corporation. “Our new EV
Build-up Center reflects Blue Bird’s steadfast commitment to school
districts across the U.S. and Canada to meet increasing demand and
deliver clean, safe, and reliable student transportation when they
need it.”
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) anticipates that
30 percent of all model year 2027 school buses will be
electric-powered. This figure is projected to increase to 45
percent for model year 2032 school buses, according to the EPA’s
newly proposed greenhouse gas emissions standards for heavy-duty
vehicles. Blue Bird’s EV Build-up Center will enable the company to
increase its long-term production capacity to 5,000 electric school
buses a year.
Blue Bird’s EV Build-up Center is part of a multi-million dollar
investment in the upgrade of Blue Bird’s Fort Valley, Ga.,
manufacturing site. The new facility will feature a dedicated
assembly line for electric school buses. Highly-trained technicians
will install electric batteries and other components to turn the
vehicles into emission-free electric school buses.
Blue Bird remains the proven clean transportation leader with
nearly 1,000 electric-powered, zero-emission school buses in
operation today. The company will assemble Vision and All American
electric school buses at the EV Build-up Center. These
zero-emission vehicles can carry between 77 and 84 students for up
to 120 miles on a single charge.
Blue Bird’s EV Build-up Center includes InCharge Energy ICE-30
chargers and mobile carts to flexibly charge electric school buses
prior to customer delivery. Based on the charging infrastructure,
newly-assembled buses at the EV Build-up Center will take four
hours to fully charge.
Blue Bird is the only U.S.-owned and operated school bus
manufacturer in the United States. The shift to clean student
transportation helps Blue Bird sustain approx. 2,000 good-paying
jobs.
Blue Bird posted a short video (HERE) of the EV Build-up Center
grand opening celebration on its dedicated YouTube channel at
www.youtube.com/@BlueBirdCorporation.
Press Photo/Caption: Blue Bird celebrated the grand
opening of its Electric Vehicle (EV) Build-up Center in Fort
Valley, Ga. The company transformed a nearly 40,000 sq.ft. facility
to meet increasing demand for electric, zero-emission school buses.
Highly-trained technicians install electric batteries and other
components at the EV Build-up Center to turn the vehicles into
emission-free electric school buses.
About Blue Bird Corporation
Blue Bird (NASDAQ: BLBD) is recognized as a technology leader
and innovator of school buses since its founding in 1927. Our
dedicated team members design, engineer and manufacture school
buses with a singular focus on safety, reliability, and durability.
Blue Bird buses carry the most precious cargo in the world – the
majority of 25 million children twice a day – making us the most
trusted brand in the industry. The company is the proven leader in
low- and zero-emission school buses with more than 20,000 propane,
natural gas, and electric powered buses in operation today. Blue
Bird is transforming the student transportation industry through
cleaner energy solutions. For more information on Blue Bird's
complete product and service portfolio, visit
www.blue-bird.com.
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