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This milestone represents Blue Bird&#8217;s commitment to <strong>expanding its production capacity from 4 to 20 electric vehicles per day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), it is projected that <strong>30 percent of all school buses manufactured in 2027 will be electric-powered<\/strong>. This percentage is expected to rise to 45 percent by 2032, based on the EPA&#8217;s proposed greenhouse gas emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles, according to figures presented by Blue Bird. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blue Bird&#8217;s EV Build-up Center will enable the company to<strong> increase its long-term production capacity to 5,000 electric school buses annually<\/strong>, Blue Bird states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"north-america-funding-for-zero-emission-school-buses\">North America, funding for zero emission school buses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To support this transition to zero emission school buses, significant public funding sources, totaling <strong>over $10 billion<\/strong>, have been allocated, Blue Bird states. The recent Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) passed by the Biden Administration provides<strong> $5 billion over five years specifically for clean school bus transportation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blue Bird anticipates receiving thousands of additional electric school bus orders worth approximately <strong>$1 billion over the next five years<\/strong>, driven by the funding provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The EV Build-up Center is part of Blue Bird&#8217;s multi-million dollar investment in upgrading its Fort Valley manufacturing site. The facility features a <strong>dedicated assembly line for electric school buses<\/strong>, where skilled technicians install electric batteries and other components to transform the vehicles into emission-free buses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blue Bird has currently nearly 1,000 electric-powered, zero-emission school buses already in operation. The company will assemble its Vision and All American electric school buses at the EV Build-up Center. These buses have the capacity to <strong>carry between 77 and 84 students for up to 120 miles on a single charge<\/strong>, the manufacturer states.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blue Bird has openend a new facility in Fort Valley, Georgia. The new Electric Vehicle (EV) Build-up Center is the outcome of the conversion of a 40,000 sq.ft. facility. This milestone represents Blue Bird&#8217;s commitment to expanding its production capacity from 4 to 20 electric vehicles per day. 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