Dearborn Public Schools Hailed as Blue Bird’s First Electric Bus Customer in Michigan

Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, has delivered its first electric school bus to Michigan. The state-of-the-art, zero-emission vehicle will serve Dearborn Public Schools and usher in a new era of clean student transportation for the school district. Dearborn Public Schools is the third largest school district in Michigan with 37 neighborhood elementary, middle, and high schools educating more than 20,000 students.

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Dearborn Public Schools in Michigan received a state-of-the-art Blue Bird All-American RE electric school bus. The zero-emission vehicle can carry a maximum of 84 passengers for up to 120 miles on a single charge. (Photo: Business Wire)

Dearborn Public Schools received an advanced Blue Bird All American RE electric school bus. The school bus can carry a maximum of 84 passengers for up to 120 miles on a single charge. The vehicle takes between three and eight hours to fully recharge depending on the charging infrastructure.

“We are thrilled to add the first electric vehicle to our school bus fleet and to test the school bus in our real-world environment year-round,” said Dr. Glenn Maleyko, superintendent of Dearborn Public Schools. “Electric school buses help reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions. Today marks an important step as we start to evaluate this new technology.”

“Blue Bird is recognized as a technology leader and innovator of zero-emission school buses in North America,” said Britton Smith, senior vice president of electrification and chief strategy officer of Blue Bird Corporation, which has more than 850 electric-powered school buses in operation today. “We are excited to deliver our first electric bus to Michigan, a state on the cutting edge of automotive innovation and eMobility. Blue Bird continually expands its electric vehicle footprint and market reach. Today, Blue Bird electric buses transport thousands of school children every day in the majority of U.S. states.”

Dearborn Public Schools has solely relied on Blue Bird for more than 30 years to meet its student transportation needs and currently maintains a fleet of more than 70 Blue Bird buses. The transition to electric vehicles will help the school district to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions while improving student and community health.