2023 Blue Bird All American RE CNG Base

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2023 Blue Bird All American RE CNG

Low Emissions. High Capacity.

As an extension of Blue Bird’s commitment to providing a full line of affordable green solutions, the Blue Bird All American RE CNG provides the same great benefits you have come to expect from our All American line, while reducing emissions and creating a healthier environment for the communities they serve.

Features may include:

  • Compressed Natural Gas is a very safe alternative fuel.

Compressed Natural Gas or CNG, is a very safe alternative fuel - both for the environment and the children that ride in our CNG-powered school buses.

  • CNG costs less than Diesel.

The gallon equivalent of Compressed Natural Gas costs up to 60 percent less than the cost of a gallon of Diesel fuel. That is a big savings right away!

  • CNG is better for the environment.

According to the California Air Resources Board, natural gas can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20-23 percent when compared with diesel vehicles.

  • Nearly all of CNG in North America is domestically produced.

Because it is released from a pressured container as a vapor, propane autogas can’t be ingested like gasoline or alcohol fuels. To put it simply, igniting propane gas in the air calls for very specific things to occur. The mixture of propane/air must contain 2.2 percent to 9.6 percent propane vapor. Any more, or any less than that, and the propane will not ignite. Plus, the source of ignition must reach 940 degrees Fahrenheit. In contrast, gasoline will ignite at only 430 to 500 degrees Fahrenheit.

 
  • The Functional objective of a minimum 250-mile range for fuel-assuring top deliverability
  • An octane level of 115-providing for high power and pickup
  • An engine certified to 0.1 g/bhp-hr of nitrogen oxide
  • An engine that is 50% cleaner than federal emissions standards

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Highlights

  • Portland, Maine
  • 2023
  • Blue Bird
  • All American RE CNG Base
  • Cummins L9N 250-280 hp
  • Allison 3000 PTS - 5 & 6 speed automatic
  • Available
  • Exterior: 96" | Aisle: Varies by floor plan
  • 77"

Specifications

  • 2023
  • Blue Bird
  • All American RE CNG
  • Base
  • School Bus
  • Cummins L9N 250-280 hp
  • 3 group 31 batteries, each battery is 12v, 700CCA (2100 CCA combined) 185 minutes of reserve capacity
  • Allison 3000 PTS - 5 & 6 speed automatic
  • Rear axle with hypoid, single reduction gears with broad range of ratios available to optimize powertrain performance (Rating varies by capacity)
  • Front axle (Rating varies by capacity)
  • Tilt & telescoping steering column
  • Soft ride front leaf spring suspension (Rating varies by capacity); Two-stage steel leaf rear spring suspension system (Rating varies by capacity); Air suspension available
  • 4-wheel hydraulic disc brakes, 4-channel antilock brake system; Air drum and air disc brakes available
  • Cut: 50 Degrees
  • 11R22.5 (G) all-position radials
  • 11R22.5 (G) all-position radials
  • Entrance Door: 32" Wide x 79" High/ Double electric outward opening (air optional) | Overhang: Front: 95" with standard steel bumper; Rear: 122" with standard steel bumper | Rear Door: Emergency window standard
  • Exterior: 96" | Aisle: Varies by floor plan
  • 90 3/4"
  • Skirt: 19 3/4", 25 3/4"
  • 189"/217"/245"/259"/273"
  • 77"
  • 122" - 128" excluding roof options
  • SAE Type III Composite wrapped aluminum located outboard of frame within wheelbase and inboard of frame in rear overhang; SCF @ 70F/3600PSI, 7692; DGE, 55 - GGE, 62
  • Up to 84
  • Up to 36,200 lbs.
  • 210, 240, 270 and 320 amps with 12 volts