Ford reveals an electric school bus based on the E-Transit cargo vanFord participated in the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in Anaheim, California last week, where they announced some more details about its E-Transit based school bus. Car and Driver had a great article summarizing both E-Transit based school bus as well as other manufacturers in the all-electric school bus market. You're About to See Way More Electric School Buses—Here's Why (caranddriver.com)
Highlights for E-Transit based school bus.
The electric bus starts life as an E-Transit T-350 chassis cab that uses a 125.0-kWh lithium-ion battery that provides around 120 miles of range
A 180-mile extended-range model will also be available
Ford's partner Collins installs its Type A School Bus Prep package onto the E-Transit's rails. The finished bus can carry up to 12 seated passengers, or eight with two wheelchairs, and includes a number of features found on standard school buses, like safety glass and a dual-note horn
Pro Power Onboard, which can power electronic devices from the EV's battery, is a popular feature of the F-150 Lightning. It is not currently available to order on the bus, but Ford Pro brand manager for buses/vans Christian Kreipke said Ford is scrambling to get it implemented.
"The main [customer request] is to be able to have jacks so the kids can plug in their laptop, iPhone, or whatever. One of the ways you can achieve that is with Pro Power Onboard."Sun, 07 May 2023 23:30:46 +0000
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