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(STN Podcast E221) EV Prognostication, Garage Star Perspective on NY Electric Pioneer Suffolk

School Transportation Nation – Episode 221

Developments in school bus manufacturing, updates on the Clean School Bus Program, and concerns on Montgomery (Md.) County Public Schools electrification plans. What will the future of electric school buses look like?

“I love every part of it.” Garage Star Teno Gustavson, director of vehicle and facilities maintenance for Suffolk Transportation Service in New York, discusses his 35-year career in the industry, fleet electrification (which the contractor pioneered in the state), infrastructure trends, inventory management, and more.

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