When he began acquiring electric school abuses (ESBs) for Modesto City Schools in California's Central Valley, Gilbert Blue Feather Rosas was already thinking years into the future-to a time when nearly the entire fleet would be electric.

In January 2022, the district made its first electric bus order, and after supply chain delays, 30 electric buses should arrive by June. Meanwhile, last summer the district raced to install 32 chargers, including two fast DC chargers and stub-ups for 12 more. That's enough charging capacity to power up to 50 buses, said Rosas, the district's sustainability and adaptation director. That number accounts for the entire fleet minus 12 buses needed for longer field trips.

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