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Oakland's new fleet of electric school buses hits the road

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Gaurav Saini, senior program manager of electric vehicles, stands between Zum electric buses and charging stations before a news conference announcing the Oakland Unified School District as being the first major school district in the country to use 100% electric school buses. (Jeff Chiu/AP)
Gaurav Saini, senior program manager of electric vehicles, stands between Zum electric buses and charging stations before a news conference announcing the Oakland Unified School District as being the first major school district in the country to use 100% electric school buses. (Jeff Chiu/AP)

Matt Simon, senior staff writer at Grist, joins us to discuss Oakland's new fleet of electric school buses that send power back to the grid.

This segment aired on September 4, 2024.

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