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Schools go to four-day school week, make lots of other cuts thanks to high fuel prices

Photo by iboy_daniel. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. All of those reduced-fuel-use school buses (examples here and here) can't help some school systems continue on as normal in the current economy. Thanks to high fuel prices - among other reasons - the four-day "work" week that is gaining currency at businesses nationwide is spreading to at least 15 more school districts across the U.S., according to a new article by the AP. Last year, the AP says, around 100 districts dropped a day. For one school system highlighted in the ... Read more →

Chelan School District happy with hybrid bus Domenick Yoney

Remember back when we told you about the hybrid buses that IC Corp and Enova Systems were making together for a handful of schools? With today's high cost of diesel and the worries about bus ...

Midwest Alternative Fuel Vehicle Expo reaches out to race fans Sebastian Blanco

In the suburban Chicago area there’ve long been race nights, but next week will see a somewhat newer combination of racecars and the Midwest Alternative Fuel Vehicle Expo on May 13 at the Route ...

Schools go to four-day school week, make lots of other cuts thanks to high fuel prices 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Photo by iboy_daniel. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. All of those reduced-fuel-use school buses (examples here and here) can't help some school systems continue on as normal in the current economy. Thanks to high fuel prices - among other reasons - the four-day "work" week that is ...

Chelan School District happy with hybrid bus 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Remember back when we told you about the hybrid buses that IC Corp and Enova Systems were making together for a handful of schools? With today's high cost of diesel and the worries about bus pollution, we wondered how those lucky few feel about their buses now. Thanks to an article in the Wenatchee ...

Midwest Alternative Fuel Vehicle Expo reaches out to race fans 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

In the suburban Chicago area there’ve long been race nights, but next week will see a somewhat newer combination of racecars and the Midwest Alternative Fuel Vehicle Expo on May 13 at the Route 66 Raceway, according to the Suburban Chicago News. Of course, some high-performance race cars run ...


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