On Thursday, May 17, the first hybrid school buses to be used in North Carolina will be delivered at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts at 10:00 a.m. and at Highland Creek Elementary School in Raleigh at 1:00 p.m.
With up to 70 – 100 percent more fuel efficiency, the nation’s first hybrid school buses are the first steps in helping schools manage high fuel prices and transportation costs.
The buses are manufactured by the IC Corporation.
The hybrid school bus also helps keep our air clean by reducing diesel engine emissions by up to 90 percent.
These buses are part of the nineteen hybrid buses awarded nationwide by Advanced Energy, a Raleigh-based non-profit corporation that initiated a buyer’s consortium of school districts, state energy agencies and student transportation providers.
Charlotte and Raleigh area schools will be the first in North Carolina to use these buses.