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Las Cruces Public Schools board approves state electric school bus pilot and related charging agreements
Summary
The LCPS board unanimously approved participation in New Mexico’s two-year electric school bus pilot—hosting two purpose-built Type A buses and associated chargers—and approved a NMDOT Safe Routes grant and an El Paso Electric customer agreement to install Level 2 chargers on district property.
Las Cruces Public Schools’ Board of Education on Feb. 17 unanimously approved participation in New Mexico’s two-year pilot of purpose-built electric school buses and related charging and grant agreements.
The board voted 4-0 to approve the New Mexico all-electric purpose-built zero-emission school bus pilot project, including the district’s application for a state waiver related to a door-window dimension that is marginally outside New Mexico specifications but, according to the presenter, meets federal standards. The motion to approve was moved by Vice President Wofford and seconded by Secretary Nolan; the board re-voted to explicitly include the waiver application and again approved it unanimously.
District staff said the pilot will bring two Type A electric buses to LCPS in late March. Mark Nestland, project manager for…
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