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Initiative: 5.13 Purchase, install, and maintain electric vehicles and infrastructure (CNRE)
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Description
Transitioning the City’s vehicle and transit fleets to electric is a key pillar of the City’s Carbon Neutrality and Renewable Energy Action Plan (CNRE). This plan commits the City to achieving 50% carbon neutrality by 2030 and 100% by 2040. The plan charges the City with replacing light-duty cars and trucks from gasoline to battery electric, adopting an electric bus purchasing policy, and continue learning about and implementing new technology as it arises.
Key Measures & Data Analysis
Hybrid and Electric vehicles and equipment currently in City fleet. We have 86 Electric, 117 Hybrid and 13 Plug-in Hybrid vehicles and equipment.
City's electric/hybrid fleet
Why is it important?
Electrifying City vehicles and maintaining necessary infrastructure will reduce our carbon emissions and reduce harmful air pollution in the community (direct and indirect) because electric vehicles don't emit harmful gases. It will allow us to limit our reliance on fossil fuels and shift towards cleaner energy sources. In moving towards an electric fleet, we can start to consider other eco-friendly transportation such as electric buses, which can help in reducing traffic.
What have we been doing?
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Purchased 8 electric vehicles, 3 hybrids, and 5 pieces of electric equipment, including mowers and a golf cart.
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Installed new EV chargers at Fire Station #1, Department of Parks and Recreation Administration Building, and Police Headquarters.
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Applied for IRA direct pay rebates for 15 electric vehicles and 6 EV chargers installed in 2023.
What's next?
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Continue to purchase electric vehicles and equipment for City of Durham fleet
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The FY 2025 budget includes funding to install EV chargers at various City facilities
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