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Soil JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Missouri school districts have found a clean, affordable and less complicated path to reducing harmful emissions with school buses powered by propane autogas.
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- Missouri school districts are saving thousands of dollars annually with propane school buses, an environmentally responsible transportation solution.
- Two years after adopting propane school buses, Liberty Public Schools cites the reliability, environmental responsibility and cost savings as reasons it continues to add new propane buses to its fleet.
- Neosho School District , which has operated propane school buses for 10 years, appreciates that the ultra-clean fuel helps reduce maintenance costs.
- There are more than 22,000 propane school buses across the nation, including over 300 in Missouri.
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School HANNIBAL, Mo., Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Hannibal Public School District #60 has utilized funding from incentive programs like the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean School Bus Program and the Missouri Propane Education & Research Council to double down on its commitment to substantially reduce its carbon footprint with propane school buses. Plans for a fully propane-fueled fleet are in the works.
Key Points:
- HANNIBAL, Mo., Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Hannibal Public School District #60 has utilized funding from incentive programs like the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean School Bus Program and the Missouri Propane Education & Research Council to double down on its commitment to substantially reduce its carbon footprint with propane school buses.
- Located in northeastern Missouri, Hannibal Public School District received two propane school buses earlier this year, with four more en route and an additional three on order.
- Four of the propane school buses will be awarded $22,000 per bus through the first round of funding of the Clean School Bus Program, which has the stated goal of replacing old diesel buses with clean-operating school buses.
- Hannibal Public School District was one of two schools in Missouri to receive funding for propane buses through the Clean School Bus Program in 2022.
LEWISTOWN, Mo., March 25, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Lewis County C-1 School District in northeast Missouri has taken a big step forward to substantially reduce harmful emissions and costs by adding four propane autogas school buses to its fleet.
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- LEWISTOWN, Mo., March 25, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Lewis County C-1 School District in northeast Missouri has taken a big step forward to substantially reduce harmful emissions and costs by adding four propane autogas school buses to its fleet.
- Propane school buses are clean and affordable solutions that eliminate the particulate matter and harmful emissions found with diesel buses.
- The district purchased four 2022 IC Bus propane buses in fall 2020, which operate on regular routes that span 410 square miles and five counties.
- "With propane school buses , Lewis County has taken an important step to safeguard the health of its students, staff and community.
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LIBERTY, Mo., Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The Missouri Propane Education & Research Council presented Liberty Public Schools a check for $20,000 for its purchase of 10 new Blue Bird propane autogas school buses.
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- LIBERTY, Mo., Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The Missouri Propane Education & Research Council presented Liberty Public Schools a check for $20,000 for its purchase of 10 new Blue Bird propane autogas school buses.
- Money saved in transportation becomes available for other education expenses related to the classroom," said Jeff Baird, transportation director for Liberty Public Schools .
- Liberty Public Schools' most recent diesel price is $1.86 per gallon, while locked in at $0.79 per gallon for propane.
- "By helping Liberty Public Schools lower its acquisition cost of these propane school buses, the district is lowering its transportation operations costs with lower fuel and maintenance costs," Ahrens added.
