Talk:IC Bus

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The IC FE (forward engine) bus has been discontinued. It is no longer listed on the IC Bus web site, and IC dealers are reporting that the product is no longer available. I'm not very good with tables, so if one of you could move the FE from the current products table to the discontinued products table, that would be great. Thanks, BMRR (talk) 23:08, 14 April 2010 (UTC)Reply

I can take care of that, although I'm thinking of re-wording it temporarily until some sort of publication can be used as a reference (School Bus Fleet/STN websites are places were product retirements such as this would be announced, not the IC Bus website itself) --SteveCof00 (talk) 10:25, 25 April 2010 (UTC)Reply

Even though IC hasn't made an official announcement about the discontinuance, the fact that it's no longer listed on their web site would sort of serve as a reference. I would guess that they probably aren't going to be sending press releases to SBF and STN about discontinuing a product, as companies usually prefer not to draw attention to things like that, and instead simply shine a brighter light on their remaining products. –BMRR (talk) 18:33, 25 April 2010 (UTC)Reply

Are there any suggestions from editors as for making changes to the article? As it stands, there are a few places that might need to be worked on:

• There is not much in the way of information on Ward, this can be expanded until a separate article is written someday.

• Conversely, as there is an article about AmTran, perhaps the subsection dedicated to it can be trimmed down just a bit.

• IC Bus is more than just a school bus manufacturer; more space can be dedicated to its non-school bus products.

Hopefully, this provides a starting point for discussion. --SteveCof00 (talk) 08:10, 21 June 2010 (UTC)Reply

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Why is a 40% improvement in fuel economy marked as dubious? With regenerative braking, hybrid engines excel in stop and go city driving where conventional vehicles waste massive amounts of kinetic energy as braking heat. Considering that typical school bus operation is the epitome of stop and go driving, a 40% improvement might even be an understatement. SEWalk (talk) 01:44, 26 September 2016 (UTC)Reply

That tag has been there a while. The claim itself needs to be sourced more than anything else. Moving beyond the obvious technical differences between the two layouts, was anything to assert this claim documented? This is asked so the article isn't pure marketing. --SteveCof00 (talk) 11:06, 26 September 2016 (UTC)Reply

In 2021, IC Bus announced that it will discontinue the RE after the 2024 model year. The RE was introduced by AmTran in 1996 and was served by school districts such as Los Angeles Unified, Lodi Unified, Liberty Union High, and likely Antioch Unified and Tracy Unified.

Liberty Union High School District currently operates 26 school buses, including 12 IC CE school buses. However, 14 school buses (down from 16 at the time of discontinuation) were the now-discontinued IC RE, with #85 delivered in May 2023. Also, #55 and #56 was retired in July 2024 and was replaced by #91 and #92, both are the GreenPower BEAST school buses. Thomasfan1916 (talk) 04:41, 27 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

The new IC CE with the MV chassis is now available with a gasoline option, using the same Cummins B6.7 engine as the diesel option.[1]24.59.245.106 (talk) 02:25, 25 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

The 200-series designated V8 engines, but the IC RE never offered V8 engines. The T444E and VT365 are V8 engines and were not optimized for rear engine cooling packages. In fact, the RE is a full-size rear-engine transit-style school bus that only demanded larger inline 6 engines for torque and longetivity. ~2025-41256-25 (talk) 21:46, 16 December 2025 (UTC)Reply