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Fleet managers warn EV mandates are unaffordable and cite funding and market constraints; workforce pipeline efforts underway
Summary
Fleet staff told supervisors the county faces major barriers to electrifying its fleet — funding for chargers, regulatory mismatches and limited vehicle availability — and described workforce development steps including internships and community‑college partnerships to staff maintenance needs.
Santa Clara County fleet managers told the Finance and Government Operations Committee that transitioning to zero‑emission vehicles faces three major barriers — infrastructure funding, regulatory misalignment, and limited availability of vehicles that meet county duty‑cycle needs — and that the county is building workforce pipelines to respond.
Fleet Manager David Worthington said the largest barrier is funding: the county must electrify more than 55 locations with varied infrastructure needs and no single standard cost, and the…
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