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Glendora approves purchase of three electric minibuses to expand shuttle fleet, using Metro grant
Summary
Council approved buying three 19-foot battery-electric minibuses (Carson eGees) at a total purchase price of $937,676 and authorized a $1,000,000 supplemental appropriation tied to a Metro zero-emission vehicle grant; the vote was unanimous.
The City Council approved the purchase of three 19-foot battery-electric minibuses to expand the city’s fixed-route and dial-a-ride shuttle fleet and to move toward compliance with California Air Resources Board requirements for zero-emission transit.
Assistant Public Works Director Valerie Velasquez Santoya told the council the three Carson E-Jets (19-foot configuration) seat about 19 passengers including one wheelchair position, have an approximate 130-mile range and fast-charge capabilities that…
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