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Blue Bird Vision® Type-C Conventional Propane Powered School Bus

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MARCH 09, 2011

Jay McDuffie – Yancey Bus Sales


Blue Bird Propane-Powered Vision ®


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


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.


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


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


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


Maneuverability: 50-Degree Wheel Cut


•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”


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



The LPI System

• Clean-Low Emission• Simple Design

• Superior Performance• Compelling Economics


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


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


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.


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.


Propane-Powered Vision®

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