07/16/2026
Buying an electric school bus is the easy part. Powering a whole fleet is where the real work begins.
On the latest Epic Charging podcast, Michael Bakunin sits down with two people who do this every day: Joe Ordonez and Pete Tuckerman of A-Z Bus. Not just a bus dealer, but an end-to-end service company: vehicles, parts, service, and the charging infrastructure behind them.
Pete Tuckerman has a career that runs from clean diesel to zero-emission, including years selling all-electric buses at Lion Electric. He now leads business development at A-Z Bus.
Joe Ordonez runs EV infrastructure sales, the side that turns a bus order into chargers actually in the ground.
What we get into:
Why the bus is the easy part, and permitting, grid capacity, and grant timelines (often 18 to 24 months) are where projects live or die.
Why A-Z supports fleets end to end, from the vehicle to parts, service, and the charging that keeps them running.
How smart charging and load shifting quietly cut operating costs, and why the industry has been slow to adopt it.
Full episode on YouTube and Spotify. Worth your time if you touch fleet electrification.
Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gx9NvSyq
Youtube: https://lnkd.in/gdkwFwCx
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