Business & Tech
AT&T Deploys 'Green' Vehicles In San Leandro
Repair and installation vehicles burn compressed national gas and are part of a big company push to reduce the use of emissions-producing equipment.
AT&T has put 71 alternative-fuel vehicles on the road in San Leandro the company said in a press release.
The nationwide telephone giant plans to buy about 8,000 vehicles that burn compressed natural gas instead of other emissions-producing fuels. In the Bay Area it has fielded 710 such vehicles, including those deployed here.
A spokesman said AT&T has more than 200 employees in San Leandro.
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The vehicles are being used by field technicians who install and repair phones and Internet services.
AT&T's maintenance facility is located at 1661 Doolittle Drive in San Leandro. The vehicles fill up at Clean Energy Fuels at 8515 San Leandro St. in Oakland.
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