This looks like a perfectly normal bus, but it's actually an electric bus that used to run on diesel fuel. Portland's TriMet had it converted at a cost less than buying new. (Photo courtesy TriMet) ...

Always dreamed of owning a converted school bus? These stylish 'Skoolies' conversions have had amazing alterations and ...

EV conversion specialists Lightning eMotors has announced its second-generation repower program that enables large transit combustion buses that previously ran on diesel or compressed natural gas (CNG ...

The first entry in Vicor’s Converter housed in Package (ChiP) power-component platform is a DC/DC bus converter module (BCM) that accepts a nominal input of 380 V and delivers 1.2 kW at 48 V with 98% ...

Vicor has announced the availability of a new high-voltage bus converter module (BCM) in its V•I Chip line that offers a power density of greater than 1000 W/in 3. Designated B384F120T30, the BCM ...

A Connecticut school district was forced to delay classes by two hours after the catalytic converters were stolen from its school bus fleet. There has been a recent uptick in catalytic converter ...

WARMINSTER, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- The Centennial School District, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, said five of their school buses recently had their catalytic converters stolen. "It's sad because you ...

BLACKWOOD, NJ (CBS) -- New surveillance video from police shows people stealing catalytic converters from school buses parked overnight. The thefts occurred November 28th and 29th at the Gloucester ...

For the PDF version of this article, click here. It's only been a few years since dc-dc converter manufacturers began introducing bus converters for use in intermediate voltage bus architectures (IBAs ...

The coronavirus pandemic pushed Sparrow Kettner and her husband, Keith Smith, to rethink their careers and their home. The couple are musicians who rent a midsize house in Asheville, North Carolina.

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...