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How much does it cost to fuel a Thomas bus?

How much does it cost to fuel a Thomas bus?

Gallons of fuel used by brand X with Advance EGR 2000 gallon s 1750 gallon s Gallons of fuel used by Thomas Bus with SCR / DEF 1869.15887 9 gallon s 1411.29032 3 gallon s Cost of diesel fuel per gallon by district $3.25 $3.25

How much does it cost to fuel a school bus?

Multiply the number of gallons needed per year by the total cost per gallon of fuel or DGE to get your approximate cost of fuel for the year. Here’s a real-life example using the same Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 A diesel school bus that travels 8.5 miles per gallon will cost approximately $4,328.70 to fuel for the year.

What should the weight of a school bus be?

This stands for gross vehicle weight rating or the maximum weight of the vehicle including the vehicle’s chassis, body, engine, engine fluids, fuel, accessories, driver, passengers, and cargo, excluding any trailers. For pulling a school bus, it’s recommended to use a truck that can tow at least 15,000 pounds for the lightest school busses.

What kind of emissions do diesel school buses produce?

Thomas Built diesel buses exceed EPA and greenhouse gas standards for particulate matter, nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide and non-methane hydrocarbon. 60 of today’s Saf-T-Liner® C2 school buses produce fewer combined emissions than one school bus from 2002.

Multiply the number of gallons needed per year by the total cost per gallon of fuel or DGE to get your approximate cost of fuel for the year. Here’s a real-life example using the same Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 A diesel school bus that travels 8.5 miles per gallon will cost approximately $4,328.70 to fuel for the year.

This stands for gross vehicle weight rating or the maximum weight of the vehicle including the vehicle’s chassis, body, engine, engine fluids, fuel, accessories, driver, passengers, and cargo, excluding any trailers. For pulling a school bus, it’s recommended to use a truck that can tow at least 15,000 pounds for the lightest school busses.

Which is better for a school bus, diesel or gasoline?

While gasoline costs per gallon typically are lower than those of clean-diesel, gasoline is less efficient compared to diesel. On average, a clean-diesel school bus can travel about 510 miles on a tank of diesel vs. only 270 miles on gasoline, based on the same standard-sized fuel tanks.

Is the Cummins diesel too small for a school bus?

(Just like the Ford 7.3 liter PSD shares components with the International T444E, which is also a 7.3 liter V-8 diesel.) In my opinion, the 5.9 liter Cummins diesel is too small for a full-size school bus.

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Ruth Doyle