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Blue Bird Vision® Type-C Conventional Propane Powered School Bus
ATLANTA CLEAN START
MARCH 09, 2011
Jay McDuffie – Yancey Bus Sales
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Blue Bird Propane-Powered Vision ®
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Propane Development Strategy• Utilize the highest volume Type-C school bus
and successfully have it operate on affordable and environmentally propane instead of diesel
• Must be designed and engineered to the same exacting standards and meet all Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
• Provide the lowest incremental cost alternative fuel powered large school bus
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Propane Development Strategy
• The result: We offer the only fully integrated and OEM propane-powered large school bus, on an exclusive purpose-built chassis
• Safe, Affordable Green Transportation– Already the lowest cost alternative fuel powered large school bus
with a $12,000 premium.
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Propane-Powered Vision
• Capacities: 47-77 students• Wheelbases: 189”-273”• GVWR Up to 31,000 lb.• LPG Engine installation• Low emission vehicle
certification; • 325 hp @ 4000 rpm• Allison Automatic 2300 PTS
Transmission• Fuel Range: Approximately 300
miles
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Angled Hood Design: “Best in Class” Visibility
• When it comes to safety, seeing is believing
• The Vision driver’s range of sight in front is over 12’-the best forward sightline in industry in a Type C school bus
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Safety View™ Vision Panel• Exclusive Blue
Bird Feature
• Laminated Glass Panel Utilizing a Wide-Angled, Fresnel lens
• Provides Increased View of Critical Loading and Unloading Zone
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Maneuverability: 50-Degree Wheel Cut
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•State of the Art common rail design
•Excellent Cold Start capabilities
•Full GM engine diagnostics
•Low Emissions
•Good Fuel Economy
•Simple
“LPI is not your fathers Propane Fuel System”
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EPA & CARB – HD Diesel Standard 1.0
EPA & CARB – HD Gasoline Standard 0.2
2010 Compliant NOx Only
Clean – Low Emissions
Blue Bird “Vision” 0.175
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The LPI System
• Clean-Low Emission• Simple Design
• Superior Performance• Compelling Economics
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Safe
The LPI Fuel Tank
• 60-Gallon capacity• Carbon Steel• 2X the Required Thickness for ASME Certification• 312 PSI Working Pressure• Burst Pressure = 5X Working Pressure
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The LPI Fuel Tank • 16 Mounting Points not 4
• Located Inside Crash Cage
Crash Test• 4,000 lbs @ 30 MPH
• Front, Side and Rear Impact
• 225 PSI Tank Pressure
• CMVSS 301.1 Protocol
• No Pressure drop below 95% of pre-test pressure in 30 minutes after impact
Engineered Safety
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Combating Budget Constraints• Alternative Fuel School Buses: Putting it all together
Potential Fuel Savings with the Propane-Powered Vision • Go to www.blue-bird.com/propanecalculator and put in today’s actual fuel cost
in your area and calculate your savings
Factor Diesel: 1.35 Vision LPI: .90
Fuel/MPG 8 MPG 5 MPG
Annual Mileage 15,000 15,000
Gallons Used 1,875 3,000
Price/Gallon
Federal Excise Tax Credit
$3.60/gal $1.80/gal
- $0.50/gal
$1.30/gal
Annual Cost $6,750 $3,900
Annual LPI Savings 57.7%
*Note: This example is meant to illustrate potential savings. Elements such as MPG and fuel prices differ for each customer.
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Propane-Powered Bus Market Penetration• 1300+ buses on route or on order in 19 States and 2
Providences of Canada, including:
– Some include: California, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Alberta and British Columbia
– Most popular alternative fuel school bus on the market─ by a wide margin
– Blue Bird has 2x as many alternative fuel school buses being utilized in the market than all of our competitors COMBINED.
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Propane-Powered Vision®
Questions?