Cuando Dallas ISD anunció que se habían adquirido 17 autobuses escolares eléctricos, Ansley Carlos, conductora de autobús para las dos escuelas Solar Preparatory, nunca se imaginó que estaría al volante de uno de ellos. De hecho, de haberle preguntado si estaría dispuesta a hacerlo, se hubiera negado. “Pensaba que no lo entendería”, dijo. “No quería nada que ver con eso”. El distrito, no obstante, tenía otros planes. Este enero, Carlos recibió capacitación en la operación segura de autobuses eléctricos, incluyendo sesiones de manejo y protocolos para cargar el vehículo. “Nuestro equipo completó talleres rigurosos del proveedor para aprender todo lo…
Author: Gema Guevara
When Dallas ISD announced that it acquired 17 electric school buses, Ansley Carlos, bus driver for both Solar Preparatory Schools, never imagined she would be driving one. In fact, had you asked her if it were something she would be open to, she would have balked at the thought. “I just knew I wasn’t going to understand anything,” Carlos said. “I wanted nothing to do with it.” The district, however, had other plans. Just this past January, Carlos received training in the safe operation of electric buses, including behind-the-wheel instruction and charging procedures. “Our team went through rigorous training by…