California's push for EVs could hit farmworker safety

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California’s move to electric vehicles could undermine a vanpool program to safely get farmworkers to the fields.

Get the news that matters to all Californians. Start every week informed.Rafaela Treviño sits in the CalVans van she uses to drive her coworkers, in a cotton field outside of Corcoran, on May 2, 2024. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

It’s one solution to fix a flaw in a California law designed to stop farmworkers from being killed in crashes on the way to the fields. Established in 2012, CalVans provides thousands of farmworkers a safe way to get to vineyards, orchards and fields. The vans are driven by fellow laborers and are an alternative for farmworkers who may otherwise have to ride in unregulated vans managed by contractors .

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