Nuvve Holding Corp.and Colorado/West Equipment, Inc. (Colorado/West), a Blue Bird Corporation (Blue Bird) announced the deployment of the first vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capable electric school bus in the state of Colorado at Durango School District 9-R. La Plata Energy Association (LPEA), a forward-thinking, member-owned cooperative (co-op) serving over 34,000 members, co-wrote the grant and donated funds towards the Blue Bird bus and Nuvve V2G DC 60kW charging station. Colorado/West was able to deliver the first V2G-capable electric bus in the state through an Alt Fuels Colorado grant allocating funds from the $68.7 millionVolkswagen Diesel Emissions Settlement to be used to reduce air pollution. Nuvve's V2G technology has been integrated into all Blue BirdVision Type C and All American Type D buses to enable bidirectional charging and utilization of stored energy in the bus batteries to provide power back to the grid.

By combining Blue Bird'sAll American electric bus and Nuvve's V2G 60kW DC fast charging station into one package, Colorado/West was able to offer a turnkey solution to the school district and LPEA.