Initiatives
The Branch takes a proactive stance on showing fiscal and environmental responsibility. With this in mind, the District has made an ongoing effort to procure cleaner burning buses at a minimal cost to the District. Special thanks to you, the voters, for supporting Measures Y and Q. Your vote has helped us replace older diesel buses with cleaner burning alternative fuel buses.
Please read the details of current and upcoming Branch initiatives below.
CNG Bus Purchase
The Branch manages the largest compressed natural gas (CNG) school bus fleet in
News Release
CNG Bus Brochure
File Video of CNG School Buses (Quicktime required)
File Photos of CNG School Buses
CNG Fueling Station Opening
The Branch is proud to annouce the opening of the District’s second Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling station, located in Sun Valley. The fueling station currently supports 40 CNG school buses with a planned expansion of up to 100. The first fueling station was established in 2001 and supports 132 CNG buses in the South Bay.
News Release
Slide Show (due to file size, you may want to "right click" and "save file as")
Bio-diesel Fuel Pilot Project
The Bio-diesel Fuel Pilot Project is an endeavor to test and validate the applicability of a bio-diesel fuel blend in a controlled group of District vehicles. Bio-diesel fuel is a cleaner burning alternative fuel produced from domestic, renewable resources, such as vegetable oils and animal fats. The introduction of a bio-diesel fuel blend into the District's fleet provides a unique opportunity to leverage green technology that requires limited capital investment. Thus far, the pilot has had a minimal impact on operations
Bio-diesel Pilot Project Plan Report
Gasoline Bus Purchase
The District has ordered 100 gasoline fueled buses that meet the California Air Resources Board's ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEV) standard. Delivery is expected in the first quarter of 2009.
Propane Bus Purchase
The Board recently approved the purchase of propane-powered school buses. Although propane school buses will be new for LAUSD, it has been extensively utilized for public transit and school bus operations nationally. Propane is the second most used fuel in commercial vehicles, behind only diesel fuel. Propane fuel is also the cleanest burning fuel when compared with diesel and CNG.
