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Blue Bird Celebrates Grand Opening of Electric Vehicle Build-up Center
School Bus Manufacturer Expands Production Capacity for Electric, Zero-Emission Vehicles to Meet Increasing Demand MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Blue Bird
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nSchool Bus Manufacturer Expands Production Capacity for Electric, Zero-Emission Vehicles to Meet Increasing Demand\n\n\n MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nBlue 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.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230525005557/en/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)\nU.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.\n\n\n“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...