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Mount Diablo Unified highlights 23 grant‑funded electric buses and safety practices
Summary
Transportation director Chris Lepe told the school board the district operates 109 buses, including 23 grant‑funded electric buses, emphasizes routine safety inspections and CHP oversight, and plans to grow but not fully convert to electric vehicles as battery and service considerations evolve.
Mount Diablo Unified School District's transportation director told the school board March 11 that the district operates 109 buses, drives roughly 1,000,000 miles annually, and currently has 23 electric buses purchased with grant funds.
"We service a 150 square miles of our area here, and we drive over 1,000,000 miles a year," Chris Lepe said. "We have 23 electric buses. Why do I highlight 23? Because those are all grant buses—the school district did not pay for those buses." Lepe said the electric buses were awarded through Carl…
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