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District plans bus-electrification study and pilot; will seek waiver and state incentives for electric buses
Summary
Staff recommended applying for a state waiver to delay a 2027 zero-emission bus requirement, continue a pilot of two 70-passenger electric buses using point-of-sale incentives (cited at $220,500 per bus), and advance a fleet-electrification study to plan chargers, infrastructure and a potential referendum.
District staff briefed the Audit Committee on long-term fleet-planning and a proposed bus-purchase proposition tied to a capital project.
Staff described a state waiver process that can provide a two-year deferral from the 2027 zero-emission bus requirement and said the district plans to apply for a waiver while continuing to prepare for electrification. The district intends to continue a pilot of two 70-passenger electric buses and pursue a state incentive program (described by staff as providing point-of-sale vouchers; transcript cited $220,500…
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