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The Safest Journey

At Thomas Built Buses, we view safety as a journey, not a destination. Safety is at the core of everything we do—from our manufacturing processes to our testing protocols and focus on continuous innovation. It is more than just a feature; it’s an interconnected facet of all our operations.

Let’s look at how this commitment to safety is woven into every phase of our process, from…

Getting students involved in the electric school bus conversation

What makes the electric Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley school bus an excellent vehicle for today and the future? Our free Electric School Bus Curriculum answers this and more.

Today’s students are increasingly interested in electric vehicles and environmentally smart transportation options. This dynamic, professionally designed curriculum provides teachers with tools and lessons to increase…

Driving Sustainability: Understanding Our Commitment to Environmental Responsibility

In today’s rapidly evolving industrial landscape, sustainability has become a global focus. But what does that even mean? For Thomas Built Buses, it’s about defining our commitment to our organization, our industry and the communities we serve. While our electric school bus, the Saf-T-Liner® C2 Jouley®, and its many milestones (including the recent delivery of our 1,000th) often come to…

Evolving Driver Comfort and Safety

Upgrading the C2’s User-Experience for a New Era of Drivers

Student safety is in the hands of school bus drivers. The more comfortable and confident drivers feel, the more safely they drive.

For the last 20 years, Thomas Built Buses has supplied the industry with advanced electronics engineered with safety prioritized in every detail. Our Saf-T-Liner® C2 was designed…

Thomas Built Buses' New Saf-T-Liner® C2 All Electric School Bus Turning Heads

Thomas Built Buses, the leading manufacturer of school buses, is making waves with its new Saf-T-Liner® C2 Jouley® electric school bus, powered by Proterra electric vehicle technology. With interest across the nation, districts can’t wait to pair the nation’s most popular school bus with electric power.

Equipped with the same vehicle quality, durability, performance, safety and comfort as the popular Saf-T-Liner C2, Jouley has a quiet operation and zero emissions. Jouley also offers 226 kWh of total energy capacity and can charge in about three hours with the Proterra DC charging system. It has an operating range of up to 138 miles.

Plus, Thomas Built Buses is the only OEM to offer schools a comprehensive, turnkey solution of electric school buses, custom-designed DC fast chargers from Proterra, and electrical infrastructure project management.

“We already have orders in hand from a number of school districts with waves of interest coming from others across the United States,” said Edgerly. “As we near commercial production of our electric bus next year, we are continuing to explore additional ways to leverage this new electric powertrain with features and innovations that will make electric school buses even more feasible for the school bus market.”

The commercial production of Jouley begins in 2020.

For more information or to get started on your electric school bus integration, visit our Electric Authority section.

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