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San Jose staff outline fleet backlog, electrification costs and infrastructure limits
Summary
Public Works told the committee the city operates about 3,100 fleet assets, faces a backlog in preventive maintenance and procurement constraints, and expects electrification to require large upfront costs and facility upgrades; staff described multiple funding pathways and warned market availability of medium/heavy EVs remains limited.
Matt Lesch, director of Public Works, introduced a fleet management briefing in which Deputy Director Walter Lin and Fleet Manager David Mesa described the city’s inventory and the operational challenges of electrifying it.
Walter Lin said the city manages roughly 3,089–3,100 units and processes about 20,000 work orders annually, but is backlogged on preventative maintenance and staffing. “We average about 20,000 work orders a year for all of our city fleet,” Lin said, and staff estimate an ongoing backlog of roughly 1,500 preventative maintenance work orders.
David Mesa outlined regulatory timelines and cost estimates. Mesa said the city’s electric-vehicle…
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