Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Electric Vehicles In Government Fleets

Sonoma County, California, and the City of Seattle, Washington, have real fleet experience with EVs. Some EVs do not deliver the promised range, but in Seattle only "about 2-3% of total motor pool trips taken" result in being towed back in. Actual mileage may vary greatly according to how a vehicle is driven. But the lifetime cost of fuel alone for a gasoline-powered vehicle may be as much as four times as much as the purchase price of an EV.

Both agencies plan to add more EVs to their fleets in the future.

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