Review Post

During this entire project I have been posting blogs on the importance of going green in the automobile industry.  Ultimately, we don't have many options left as we being to go into an age where we most likely will see peak oil production.  We need to have a solution to bring us away from using fossil fuels.  In a blog post found at http://green.autoblog.com/ the author Eric Loveday posted some amazing new technological developments in the school bus that will help us to move toward "going green".

Trans Tech Bus has recently come out with a electric powered school bus. The bus is equip with a 161 horsepower electric motor that is powered by a pair of 278-volt lithium-ion battery packs.  The only part of the bus that runs on fossil fuels is the heating and air conditioning units.  The company designing these buses say "that depending on conditions, the school bus drivers should be able to drive 100-130 miles on one charge.  The buses maximum speeds would be restricted to about 50 degrees however."  Dan Daniels, the president of Trans Tech stated that the school buses could be charged at night when electricity was at its lowest cost because it would most likely be used throughout the day which would save schools a lot of money.  These bus designs will go on sale he said in 2012 and he said "we will price them competitively."

This design for a more environmentally friendly way to transport kids to school every day is a great way to save some money, and help sustain the environment.  Even though the cost of the bus overall hasn't been revealed if they are successful, it would most likely pay for itself over a short period of time.  If schools we able to spend less money at the pump to fuel their vehicles by looking at ways such as electricity to fuel them, they could save a lot of money.  These electric buses are a great idea for schools to look into.  I know schools here in 2011 are already cutting jobs, sports, and even some classes to meet budget requests, but if they were able to meet those request by just cutting back on the amount of gas they use, I think that this will help students gain all they can out of their schools.