Studies show a correlation between diesel exhaust and asthma attacks in children. School busses sit in front of schools for hours spewing toxic chemicals. “BLUE BIRD WILL BRING ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES” “with vehicle-to-grid feature”

"Based on their use, it would seem that school buses would be a fairly simple mode of transport to electrify, yet, very few of those vehicles are powered by batteries today.

Now, Blue Bird, an important American bus manufacturer better known for its school buses, announced that it is ready to bring all-electric school buses to its lineup and unveiled 2 new models.

At the STN Tradeshow in Reno this week, Blue Bird unveiled 'its all-new Type A Micro Bird G5 electric-powered school bus and then revealed its all-new electric-powered Type D chassis which will power its Type D All American rear engine (RE) school bus...'

"Interestingly, Blue Bird says that the new electric powertrain will have a Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) feature – meaning that the buses could be used as energy storage systems. It’s not a bad idea considering school buses are often parked for long periods of time.

They aim to start production of the new electric powertrain next year."

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Fred Lambert

"A study of air quality inside school buses found that children riding on school buses may be exposed to four times the amount of toxic diesel exhaust than someone riding in a car directly in front of it.

Researchers from The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), along with the U.C. Berkeley School of Public Health and the Coalition for Clean Air continuously took air quality samples inside the front and back of 4 school buses over a 20-hour period. In addition, they sampled the air quality outside the bus and in a passenger car traveling ahead of the bus. They found that diesel exhaust levels on the buses were 23 to 46 times higher than levels considered to be a significant cancer risk according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Some of the many different chemicals, gases, and particles that are found in diesel exhaust have been shown to be harmful to people. Long term exposure to diesel exhaust is linked with lung cancer, decreased lung function and premature death, according to the NRDC. In addition, studies show a correlation between diesel exhaust and asthma attacks in children."

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By Sally Atwood 

CWK Network 

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