If a school bus had an 80-gallon tank and operated with a fuel economy of about 6 miles per gallon, it could travel about 480 miles. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the average school bus travels 12,000 miles per year4.
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How do you quantify really high mileage. 100k-200k is nothing for a bus. 500k+ you're pushing it depending on your mechanical skills. You'll pay more for a lower mileage bus, but it will require a little less in maintenance for the first few years.
There are different factors to consider about the lifespan of a school bus – whether it's fueled by diesel or propane autogas. The average lifespan of a school bus is 12 to 15 years.
Over the long haul, newer diesel engines will last 15-20 years in a fleet, while a gasoline engine may need to be replaced once or even twice during the life of a school bus. “All of these are important for fleet managers to stop and consider when choosing a new school bus,” says Hedgecock.
This graph shows the average of age of the buses in use across the United Kingdom (UK) by region in 2018/19. The average age of buses in London was lowest, at 5.9 years old. Buses were oldest, on average, in the non-metropolitan areas of England, with the average age of buses being 8.4 years.
How Much MPG Does a School Bus Get? Admittedly, the average school bus's fuel economy is what you'd expect of a bus—not great. According to the Alternative Fuels Data Center, school buses get an average fuel economy of just 6.02 miles per gallon (MPG).
But 1929 was also the year a Suffolk-based Dennis bus, known as 'Ermintrude,' first entered service and the vehicle – reputed to be the oldest working bus in the UK – is still going strong nearly 100 years later.
It's not just New York: Research in the United Kingdom has found that bus drivers report fear of physical assault as their job's biggest stressor. With good reason: In 1993, for example, more than 1,500 assaults were reported.
A typical bus company will contract you somewhere between 38 – 45 hours. Worth noting that there is almost always overtime to be had to boost your salary. But always make sure you do not exceed your driving hours to do it!
Propulsion. The most common power source since the 1920s has been the diesel engine. Early buses, known as trolleybuses, were powered by electricity supplied from overhead lines.
Transit buses are a LITTLE more fuel-efficient, but not as much as many people might think. A car (24.2 MPG) with the national-average of 1.5 passengers gets 36.3 PPMG (Passenger Miles per Gallon). A transit bus (3.3 MPG) with a national average load (9.1 passengers) gets 30 PPMG.
TfL, however, estimates that a standard hybrid diesel-electric double-deck bus is in the region of £300,000. The latest New Routemaster with Euro VI engine costs £349,500.