Welcome back to Cleantech Forward, a podcast powered by Foresight Canada. Hosted by Foresight CEO Jeanette Jackson, we’re speaking with leaders, innovators, and public sector champions who are actively driving the transition to low-emissions transportation across municipalities and industry.

In this episode, we zoom in on public service vehicles—like garbage trucks, school buses, and city fleets—and ask: what does it take to move them off diesel and into the future?

Jeanette is joined by Tauseef Waraich, Manager of Green Fleet & Equipment at the City of Burnaby, and Rob Safrata, CEO of Fuse Power Management. Together, they discuss the practical realities of decarbonizing municipal fleets, from budget constraints to infrastructure gaps—and the emerging technologies that are helping overcome them.

From vehicle-to-grid (V2G) innovation to cross-sector collaboration through Foresight’s BC Net Zero Innovation Network, this episode offers a real-world look at how electrifying public fleets isn’t just possible—it’s already underway.