CA: Santa Maria Area Transit to Switch to Electric Vehicles, City Officials Say

In a first step toward having an emissions-free public transportation system, city officials are planning to begin transitioning the Santa Maria Area Transit to an all-electric fleet.

With proposed state regulations that would mandate cities begin adding electric vehicles to their public transportation fleets by 2023 and only purchase zero-emission vehicles by 2040, Santa Maria applied in March for a state grant to cover the cost of building out the infrastructure needed to maintain and operate an all-electric fleet of buses.
 
The first phase of the transition will involve digging into the ground to install a conduit and electrical wiring at the city’s bus yard, located at 1303 Fairway Drive. During subsequent phases, the city will install charging stations and begin ordering the electric buses.

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