Fresno Unified purchases more natural gas buses

Fresno Unified will purchase four more compressed natural gas buses, bringing the number of environmentally-friendly buses in the school district to 63.

The district’s total school bus fleet is 97. The district also has 10 clean diesel buses, which are low-emission and meet air quality standards.

“Each time the district replaces an old diesel bus with a low-emission bus, the amount of pollutants generated in the community is reduced,” Fresno Unified said Thursday.

The latest buses are paid for through a grant provided by the state Transportation Improvement Program. Using the grant, the district’s cost per bus is $15,000 for a $186,000 vehicle.

This story was originally published September 10, 2015 at 5:05 PM with the headline "Fresno Unified purchases more natural gas buses."