Battery electric buses for BRT
City of VisaliaCalifornia- Detected
- Nov 2, 2026
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From the meeting
The council scheduled authorization for the City Manager to use the California Association of Coordinated Transportation Basin Transit cooperative contract to enter into a contract with Gillig for two 35-foot battery electric buses for Visalia Transit Fixed Route services. The purchase amount was $3,129,442. Funding was identified as $1,686,000 from the California Department of Transportation and $1,443,442 from the Tulare County Association of Governments.
The item was pending the November 2, 2026 vote.
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- November 2, 2026
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- City of Visalia
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