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Board approves participation in PG&E fleet electrification program; trustees express mixed votes
Summary
The Atascadero board authorized administration to enter a contract to participate in PG&E's EV fleet electrification program that could fund seven electric vehicles (mix of large and special‑needs buses) and part of charging infrastructure; trustees voted with some dissent.
The Atascadero Unified School District Board of Trustees voted to participate in Pacific Gas & Electric’s fleet electrification program and authorized district administration to enter the related contract.
Assistant Director of Transportation James Duran presented the district’s fleet condition and the grant proposal. “The quick 24 buses, currently 15 large buses, 9 small. 14 of those are 25 years or older. 8 of them are 10 years or older. We only have 2 buses that are less than 10 years old,” Duran told trustees, describing a fleet he said is “taxing on our budget as well as the ability to transport our kids.”
What the program would cover: Duran said approved grants and…
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