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Auburn approves purchase of two electric vans for on-demand transit service
Summary
Council authorized purchase of two electric vans to replace aging vehicles in the city’s on-demand transit fleet; staff said the vans will be integrated into a comprehensive operational analysis with possible service-area adjustments and hoped-for November delivery.
The Auburn City Council approved a resolution on Aug. 12 authorizing the public works director to purchase two electric vans for the city’s on-demand Auburn Transit system.
Councilmembers praised the move toward electric vehicles and discussed service-area coordination with Placer County Transit. Public works staff said the vans are replacements for two vehicles that have reached the end of their useful life and that the procurement is part of a comprehensive operational analysis to evaluate hours, service area and potential cost-sharing with the county. "Auburn Transit is operated 100% through on demand right now...we're never empty in both directions, because we're 100% on demand," the public works director said in response to public questions about empty vehicles.
The council approved a resolution to authorize purchase; the motion passed on a roll-call vote. Staff said the city expects to have the vans in fleet service as early as November, subject to vehicle delivery schedules.
Sources: Public works director presentation, public comment and council action at Aug. 12 meeting.
