This has been a difficult year for many electric vehicle companies. Despite overall growth in EV sales from 2023, EV makers Tesla and Rivian announced layoffs this year as their stock prices slid.But one EV maker stands out: Georgia-based Blue Bird has seen its stock price soar more than 100 percent since January as the company electrifies more of the familiar yellow buses it sends to school districts around the country.
It can carry a pretty heavy weight, a full school bus with the kids, and it can accelerate quite well. The other piece that drivers really like is that the school buses are quiet. This is important obviously for noise pollution but also it enables the school bus driver to hear everything that's going on inside and outside of the school bus, so it's an added benefit to have a safe, nice, quiet ride.