Contacting Manufacturers
Dec 17, 2021
WHEREAS: buying electric school buses is quite novel
WHEREAS: there are no examples of private schools buying more than a few electric school buses
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: we will have to orchestrate an agreement between manufacturer and Supertrans by ourselves. We will contact a list of manufacturers to get quotes and discuss different pricing options.
Company Comparison
Lion Electric Co.
Stats
400+ ebuses out in service in 2021
About
Supplies North America
OEM, which makes all main parts as opposed to importing
Located in Saint-Jerome, Quebec
$350,000
Up to 72 passengers
Founded 5 years ago (oldest bus only 5 years old)
Electric School Buses
Charging from 20% → 100% takes six hours
Alarm alerts students when the bus is arriving because it does not make any noise.
Electric trucks, school buses, ambulances, etc. (all electric vehicles)
Low operation noise
Will build a supplier in Joliet to build 20K buses in the summer of 2022
Blue bumper indicates that the bus is electric
School bus average lifetime is 12-15 years
Grant department
Electric school buses only have 400 parts whereas diesel has 3700 parts, meaning it is simpler.
Can handle cold weather (built for Canada)
Battery
100% electric
Displays bus battery with three lights at top.
66 miles on full charge
Models
LionC Electric School buses
| LionA Electric School buses (smaller)
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Will supply 1-25 school buses at a time
Builds buses upon order (takes 9 months to produce/ship out)
Decide passenger count
wheelbase of 96” (city limit) or 102” (spacious)
Analyze routes for how long the bus travels (<100 miles, <150 miles, etc.)
Blue Bird
Stats
500 eschool buses as of July 2021
Total revenue of 220 million
180,000 diesel & e buses
4 eSchool Buses in Suffolk County, Long Island. Cost around $330,000 per bus according to Mr. Gallegher
About
First electric bus builder in 1994
OEM, which makes all main parts.
Located in Georgia
Founded in 1927
Has >550,000 buses sold ever. Has longevity and reputation as American brand
Vehicle
Have an electric version of the current bus we are using (blue bird vision).
Gauge shows how efficient it is
Coasting
Accelerate slowly
Regeneration electricity
Coasting turns the motor into a generator to recapture the motion into electricity
Expects to have 100% of its sales from electric school buses by 2030
Blue bird vision - class 7 car (Vehicle Weight Class)
Benefits
Same seats, same safety, same body as diesel blue birds that Riverdale uses
Thomas Built Buses (Jouley)
Supplied Fairfax County, Virginia public schools
V2G supplied from utility company, Dominion Energy
Noise emitters in front and back
Same gauges as diesel +battery info
Riverdale uses
4 hour charging to full battery before running
How much are we talking about?
Interested in getting quote
List of incentives
Contact phone over Con Ed
NESCO
3 decades
Contacting Companies
We have a symbiotic relationship with the bus company.
Lion Electric (≤200 chars)
Riverdale is a nonprofit independent school in the Bronx. We want to learn about the incentives and pricing of electric school buses for our school. Please email me, or we can schedule a time to call.
Blue Bird Buses
Dear Blue Bird,
Riverdale Country School is a nonprofit private school in the Bronx. We are contracted to SuperSelby, a subsidiary of SuperTrans, which drives your diesel Blue Bird Vision buses. We are interested in the pricing, incentives, and integration of your electric school buses. Please email me at jgrayson24@riverdale.edu, so we can schedule a time to call.
Thank you,
Joel Grayson (Riverdale Country School)
Matthew Buses Inc (closest Thomas Built Buses dealer in NY)
Dear Matthew Buses,
Riverdale Country School is a nonprofit private school in the Bronx. We are contracted to SuperSelby, a subsidiary of SuperTrans, which drives diesel buses. We are interested in the pricing, incentives, and integration of your electric school buses. Please email me at jgrayson24@riverdale.edu, so we can schedule a time to call.
Thank you,
Joel Grayson (Riverdale Country School)
Riverdale Country School is a nonprofit private school in the Bronx. We are contracted to SuperSelby, a subsidiary of SuperTrans, which drives your diesel Blue Bird Vision buses. We are interested in the pricing, incentives, and integration of your electric school buses. Please email me at jgrayson24@riverdale.edu, so we can schedule a time to call.
Thank you,
Joel Grayson (Riverdale Country School)
Matthew Buses dealer
Sells Jouley
336-889-4871
michelle - operator
9:45am start shift of sales - Jessica
http://www.matthewsbuses.com/contact/
General Thomas - https://thomasbuiltbuses.com/electric-school-buses/electric-bus/#videoplay/0/
MATTHEWS BUSES, INC. 150 NOXON RD. POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 12603
NOTE: REDIRECTED to Nesco Buses
NESCO Buses
Thomas Built Buses
Dear Thomas Built Buses,
Riverdale Country School is a nonprofit private school in the Bronx that benefits from your diesel school buses. We are contracted to SuperSelby, a subsidiary of SuperTrans, which drives your diesel buses. To improve student health and lower our emissions, we are interested in the pricing, incentives, and integration of your Jouley electric school buses. Please email me at jgrayson24@riverdale.edu, so we can schedule a time to call.
Thank you,
Joel Grayson (Riverdale Country School)
Attempts:
twice contact form November & December
Email directly January 4