The agency has been prohibited from buying new diesel buses since Jan. 1, 2024, part of a wider effort to convert the CT fleet to electric.

The 186 buses, which each cost about £500,000, will replace diesel vehicles and cut harmful emissions.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is seeking permission to resume buying diesel buses after a two year hiatus due to a national backlog in the manufacturing of newer battery-powered buses.

Two weeks in a row this month, Connecticut Department of Transportation officials were in front of state lawmakers defending proposals to use or buy diesel equipment for ...

Montgomery County Public Schools received sharp criticism for recently requesting purchase of almost 150 new diesel buses ...

Montgomery County Public Schools is looking to buy more than 100 diesel buses — its largest order of combustion engine vehicles in recent years.

The Naples Central School District in Ontario County has two electric school buses in its fleet. So, how much do they cost to ...

As school districts across the country work to modernize their fleets, many are discovering that propane buses can serve as a practical alternative. More than 1,000 districts in the United ...

A measurement campaign was conducted during the summer in downtown Boulder, from July 25th to July 31st, 2016. A suitable location next to the Boulder Downtown Bus Station was selected to take ...

AAA says the average price in North Carolina for a gallon of diesel like that used to fuel school buses has topped $4.80.

Local school districts talk about budgets in regards to gas prices rising.

The Hartford Line and the Waterbury and Danbury branch lines also use diesel trains. This article originally published at Why Connecticut could repeal its ban on buying diesel transit buses.