Every Child Deserves a Safe, Clean, and Healthy Ride to School
Add Propane to Your Fleet and Get Funded
With funding from the EPA allocated to replace diesel buses, it’s never been a better time to consider the switch to propane. When you apply EPA grant funds to propane-powered school buses, your district will be able significantly cut harmful emissions and lower your total cost of ownership. These savings will allow your district to invest in what really matters: the wellbeing of your educators and the children they teach.
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Energy for a Brighter Future
Propane is a low-carbon, near-zero alternative energy source. Did you know that propane powered school buses produce up to 96% less toxic emissions than diesel buses? With propane autogas buses, students aren’t exposed to the emissions that can aggravate asthma and cause other health issues.
And because propane produces 43% fewer greenhouse gas emissions than grid-generated electricity, it even has a lower carbon intensity than electric buses. All without sacrificing range, reliability, or performance.
In fact, the latest propane autogas engine technology is classified as near-zero emissions and has moved the fuel even closer to achieving net zero emissions levels.
See why propane is the environmentally friendly energy for everyone – especially schools.
Schools that Switch to Propane Have Done Their Homework
For transportation directors, propane school buses provide immediate opportunities to meet operational needs while remaining on budget. Scalable, affordable, and available, propane autogas is helping school transportation budgets go further.
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Lower Cost Of Total Ownership
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School districts can expect fuel costs of propane buses to be up to 50% less than diesel. And propane autogas saves in maintenance too: eliminating the need for costly filters and fluids needed on new diesel buses.
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Lower Acquisition Cost
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New propane buses cost a third of the price of new electric buses, allowing districts to purchase more vehicles within budget.
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Lower Infrastructure Costs
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Grid-free autogas refueling stations – which can be public, private, or even temporary stations – are a fraction of the cost of tying a new charging station into the electric grid.
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Cleaner Performance
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Today’s propane engines are 90% cleaner than mandated EPA standards, helping school districts meet sustainability goals while keeping their passengers healthier and their communities safer.
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Proven Technology
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Propane autogas is the most widely used alternative fuel for school buses, reliably helping districts run routes without worrying about recharging or range restrictions.
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Available Incentives
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In addition to the EPA Clean School Bus funding, many states offer incentives to help fleets save on the upfront purchases of propane autogas buses. See what’s offered in your state.
Districts around the country have used these fleet savings and operational efficiencies to afford more teachers, classroom supplies, and extracurricular activities. It’s no wonder fleet managers and transportation directors are switching to propane.
Propane School Buses Are Making the Grade
Replacing some of our older diesel buses with these clean energy propane buses really spoke to the board’s vision. Propane fuel costs a fraction of what diesel costs and maintenance costs are much lower. For every dollar that we can save with these kinds of things, we can push back into the classroom because that is our ultimate mission.
Tina Stoll, School Board President, North Penn School District
Propane School Buses Transform Wa-Nee Community Schools
This Indiana school district relies on propane school buses to cut costs and give students a cleaner, quieter, and safe ride to school every day.
Propane Can Do That: School Transportation
Propane autogas is powering cleaner, quieter buses to get kids from point A to point B safely.
Upgrading an Aging Fleet
Director of Transportation, Manuel Mendez, explains why his district decided to upgrade their fleet with propane autogas buses.
Decades of Benefits
Hear from a district that has been using propane buses for 35 years and is currently saving $1.3 million on fuel annually.
Great for the District and Kids
School officials explain why the savings, quieter operation, and decreased emissions of propane buses are better for their district and students alike.
