The bus manufacturer has seen a boom in its EV bus business thanks to a $5 billion government program. AdvertisementThe school bus manufacturer sold a record 210 electric school buses in the quarter and said it had an order backlog of about 500 electric buses, with bookings soaring 56% from the year-ago period. Helping fuel Blue Bird's EV school bus business is the US Environmental Protection Agency's Clean School Bus Program, which was established in the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and provides $5 billion in funding to replace diesel school buses with electrified buses. AdvertisementAccording to research from Barclays, an electric school bus can sell for more than $300,000 compared to just $100,000 for traditional school buses. "EV school bus growth is in the early innings.

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