Charging
Charging: J1772 AC; CCS1 DC
Autonomy: not published. Software: not published.
Configurations: Type A on Ford E-450 cutaway (Blue Bird-Girardin joint venture).
Primary use: Small routes, special-needs transport.
Vehicle record
Vehicle record
| Make | Micro Bird |
| Class | bus |
| Type | school bus |
| Weight class | Type A |
| Country | Canada |
| Powertrain | battery-electric |
| Battery (kWh) | 88 |
| Charging | J1772 AC; CCS1 DC |
| Configurations | Type A on Ford E-450 cutaway (Blue Bird-Girardin joint venture) |
| Dual-use | no |
| Primary use | Small routes, special-needs transport |
| Status | in production |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: microbird.com
In context
Where it fits
Listed in Electric School Buses. Commercial vehicles are compared on battery and range against the duty cycle, how they charge at the depot or on the corridor, the configurations each platform is sold in, autonomy and fleet software, and whether a consumer version shares the platform.
| Model | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| All American RE Electric (Blue Bird) | school bus | in production |
| Vision Electric (Blue Bird) | school bus | in production |
| BEAST (GreenPower) | school bus | in production |
| Nano BEAST (GreenPower) | school bus | in production |
| CE Series Electric (IC Bus) | school bus | in production |
| LionC (Lion Electric) | school bus | in production |
| Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley (Thomas Built Buses) | school bus | in production |
| Achiever (BYD) | school bus | discontinued |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- G5 Electric (Micro Bird)
- Sources
- ElectronsX commercial and municipal dataset; manufacturer specifications and releases
- Updated
- 2026-10