THE BUILD YOUR DREAMS ELECTRIC BUSES ARE HEADING HOME. RICK DE REYES WITH A-B-Q-RIDE SAYS THE COMPANY SENT 15 DRIVERS TO BEGIN THE JOURNEY BACK TO CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY MORNING. HE SAYS B-Y-D DID NOT DO COMPLETE INSPECTIONS OF THE BUSES WHILE THEY WERE HERE. THE BUSES WERE MEANT FOR THE A-R-T PROJECT BUT FAILED CITY-CONDUCTED SAFETY INSPECTIONS AND DID NOT MEET CERTAIN PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. A-B-Q-RIDE RELEASED A STATEMENT QUOTING MAYOR KELLER AS SAYING THE DEPARTURE OF THE BUSES “IS A WEIGHT OFF OUR SHOULDERS.”
