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Board approves SB 125 transit funding for electric and other buses; Tahoe electrification prompts debate
Summary
Placer County supervisors on April 1 authorized two funding agreements that allocate state SB 125 transit dollars to local bus purchases and charging infrastructure, and heard debate about electric buses’ viability in mountain winter conditions.
Placer County supervisors on April 1 authorized two funding agreements that allocate state SB 125 transit dollars to local transit purchases and yard electrification work, and the board heard extended public and supervisor debate about whether heavy electric buses are practical in snowy, cold parts of the county.
Jamie Wright of Public Works told the board the county will use the SB 125 allocations for capital purchases including electric buses at TART and other operators, some compressed natural gas and cutaway vehicles in Auburn, and for depot electrification and en‑route charging. Wright asked the board to approve a funding agreement in the amount of $13,162,598 with the Placer…
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