Every day the transportation department for Seguin Independent School District (ISD), the largest school district in Guadalupe County, transports students all across the 365-mile district. Whether students are attending sports functions, field trips, or needing to get to and from school, there is a bus driver ready at the wheel to transport them.
Like most districts, Seguin ISD’s school buses are big, bright yellow buses with the name of their district stenciled across the sides in black paint. However, unlike conventional buses that run on diesel, many of Seguin ISD’s buses run on propane.
In 2008, Seguin ISD received 21 propane-powered school buses for their transportation department. Purchasing the alternative fuel buses was not an easy decision and was conducted for nearly a year before the purchase was made.
A contributing factor to the decision to purchase the propane buses was cleaner air for students and the community. When compared to vehicles fueled by conventional diesel or gasoline, propane creates lower amounts of some harmful air pollutants and greenhouse gases. For more information on propane vehicle emissions visit: http://www.afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/propane_emissions.html.
In addition to reducing harmful emissions, there’s another important benefit to using propane. The cost of running the bus fleet on propane is much less than running it on diesel. Read more here.
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