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Purchasing Electric Fleets

MCLI Recommendation: “Governmental and private entities should continue to use their purchasing power to increase demand for EVs.”

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Example States and State Governments

Oregon’s SB 1044

Oregon’s SB 1044 requires the Oregon Department of Energy to develop recommend strategies to the legislature to spur EV adoption, if it determines the state is not on track to meet its goals. It would...
Example Local Governments

California’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Project

California’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Project extends traditional rebates to private purchasers of EVs to public entities operating light duty vehicles, while funds are available. Standard funding amounts...
Example Local Governments

NYC Clean Fleet Initiative

By 2025, the NYC Clean Fleet Initiative will add 2,000 EVs to the existing municipal fleet of 27,152.
Resource Executive Branch

Executive Order 14008

EO 14088, one of the first Executive Orders signed during the Biden Administration, has been hailed as “a mini Green New Deal” in effect. It has several disparate provisions aimed at climate and clima...
Resource Local Governments

Report, Capturing the Federal EV Tax Credit for Public Fleets

Capturing the Federal EV Tax Credit for Public Fleets (2017), a report by the EV Smart Fleet coalition, provides a case study on electric fleet procurement in Alameda County, California.
Example States and State Governments

Vermont’s HB 529 (2019)

In June 2019, Vermont passed HB 529, which increased public transit funding, offered financial incentives for plug-in electric vehicles, and set a 2021 target to make 75% of purchased or leased vehicl...
Model Law Local Governments

LPDD Model Law: Clean Fleet Legislation

This LPDD model legislation can be enacted on the state or local level to establish a “Green Fleet Transition” program in the enacting jurisdiction. It would establish an orderly process for the trans...
Example States and State Governments

New York’s Clean Deliveries Act

New York’s S2127C (2024) directs the state to review emissions related to large warehouses and require warehouse operators to choose from an array of actions to minimize pollution. The legislation als...
Model Law Local Governments

LPDD Model Executive Order: Green Fleets

This LPDD model executive order can be used to establish a state or local “Green Fleet Transition” program. The Model Order begins with the identification of some of the benefits that would result fro...
Example States and State Governments

Massachusetts Requirements to Purchase Hybrid or Alternative Fuel Vehicles

Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 7, Section 9A requires that the state purchase hybrid or alternative fuel vehicles to the maximum extent feasible, at a rate of not less than 5 per cent annually for...
Resource Congress

Proposed America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019

The proposed America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 would direct federal agencies to transition their vehicle fleets to hybrid-electric, electric and alternative fuels within a year of en...
Example States and State Governments

New Jersey’s Proposed Warehouse and Port Pollution Reduction Act

This bill, introduced in July 2024 in both houses of the New Jersey state legislature, would force owners of warehouses larger than 50,000 square feet to reduce emissions that enter the atmosphere and...
Example Local Governments

L.A. County 100% Electric Bus Fleet Goal

L.A. County Metro’s Council adopted a 2017 motion establishing a goal of a 100% electric transit bus fleet by 2030 and tasking the transportation department with developing a roadmap.
Example States and State Governments

Rhose Island’s Executive Order 15-17

Executive Order 15-17 (2015) requires that, by 2025, 25% of new light-duty state fleet purchases and leases must be zero-emissions vehicles.
Example Local Governments

Seattle Green Fleet Program

Seattle Public Utilities plans to use a fossil fuel-free, primary collection fleet by early 2020. The SPU “Green Fleet” will be made up of close to 200 contractor trucks powered by electricity, renewa...
Example Executive Branch

EO 14057

In December 2021, President Biden signed EO 14057, which orders the U.S. government to be “net-zero” by 2050. EO 14057 directs the federal government to leverage its 300,000 buildings, 600,000 cars an...
Example States and State Governments

New York’s SB 5820

New York’s SB 5820 (2019) requires the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to study and make recommendations regarding the state’s electric vehicle inventory and improvements to t...
Resource Local Governments

Montgomery County MD Electric School Bus Agreement

In February 2021, the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Board of Education (Maryland) approved a contract with Highland Electric Transportation, a provider of turnkey electric fleet solutions, t...
Resource Local Governments

Report, Model State & Local Policies to Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption

The Sierra Club’s 2018 report, Model State & Local Policies to Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption, surveys policies including vehicle rebates and tax credits, government fleet mandates, consumer edu...
Example Public Utilities

Exelon’s Clean Fleet Targets

In June 2020, Exelon, which serves approximately 10 million customers through six different utility companies across Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia...
Example Local Governments

Alameda County Municipal Fleet Purchases

Alameda County led a collective purchase of 90 EVs for ten county and municipal public fleets. The aggregate procurement resulted in the purchase of 64 Ford Focus EV sedans at $31,361 per vehicle and ...
Resource Local Governments

GoEVCity Policy Toolkit

The GoEVCity Policy Toolkit is a catalog of local policies, strategies, and programs designed to advance the transition to EVs in Colorado communities. The toolkit takes a holistic approach to the tra...