Blue Bird Corporation has extended its exclusive clean school bus collaboration with Ford Component Sales and ROUSH CleanTech to 2030. The agreement strengthens Blue Bird's industry leadership in low- and zero-emission student transportation. Blue Bird is now the only school bus manufacturer in the United States to offer propane- and gasoline-powered school buses that will meet more stringent emission standards taking effect in 2027.

Ford continues to supply its 7.3L V8 engine exclusively to school bus builder Blue Bird. ROUSH CleanTech integrates Ford's compact, durable and easy-to-m maintain engine into low-emission powertrain options for propane- and gasoline- powered school buses. Blue Bird, Ford and ROUSH CleanTech began working together in 2012.

Since then, Blue Bird has deployed more than 40,000 alternative-fuel powered school buses. The demand for Blue Bird's propane-powered school buses has steadily increased over the past decade. Today's propane engine is 90% cleaner than the most stringent federal emission standard set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

New and even stricter emission standards will take effect in 2027. Blue Bird's near zero-emission, propane-powered school buses exceed those emission standards already today. The company is the proven leader in low- and zero-EMission school buses with more than 20,000 propane, natural gas, and electric powered buses in operation today.

Blue Bird is transforming the student transportation industry through cleaner energy solutions.