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Blue Bird Donates Electric School Bus to Peach County Schools in Georgia
MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, has donated an advanced Blue Bird
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[{"type":"text","content":" MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nBlue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, has donated an advanced Blue Bird Vision electric school bus to Peach County Schools (PCS) in Georgia. Peach County is home to Blue Bird’s Fort Valley, Ga, manufacturing facility since the company’s founding nearly a century ago. The local school district will utilize the advanced, zero-emission school bus for day trips, field trips, and on special routes.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231207907550/en/Blue Bird donated an all-electric, zero-emission school bus to Peach County Schools in Georgia. The bus will be added to the school district’s all-Blue Bird school bus fleet and utilized for day and field trips, as well as on special routes. (Photo: Business Wire)\nPeach County Schools serves more than 4,000 students in seven schools. The school district maintains an all-Blue Bird fleet of nearly 50 school buses. These school buses travel nearly 4,000 miles a day, as they pick up and safely transport approximately 2,300 students to and from schools.\n\n\nBlue Bird donated a pre-owned Vision all-electric school bus in excellent condition to PCS. The 37-foot, zero-emission vehicle can carry a maximum of 66 students for up to 120 miles on a single charge. Individuals riding on Blue Bird’s electric bus are no longer exposed to diesel tailpipe emissions linked to health issues such as asthma or heart disease.\n\n\n“We thank our valued community partner Blue Bird for the generous donation of an electric school bus,” said Peach County Schools Superintendent Dr. Lionel Brown. “Both Peach County Schools and Blue Bird have called Fort Valley our home for nearly a century. Today, we add the first zero-emission vehicle to our school bus fleet. Moving forward, our students will enjoy clean and quiet rides on fun-filled day and field trips. We could not be more excited.”\n\n\n“As a good corporate citizen, we are pleased to donate an advanced Vision electric school bus to our friends and neighbors at Peach County Schools,” said Blue Bird CEO Phil Horlock. “For more than 30 years, the district has solely relied on Blue Bird for its school bus needs. Now students and staff will experience our zero-emission vehicles – the next step in the evolutio...