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Ogden launches 'Idle Free' month push with EV chargers, fleet electrification and student outreach
Summary
City staff and partners outlined February's Idle Free month actions including new public EV chargers, three electric city fleet vehicles paid by a $145,000 grant, expanded bike-share stations and school outreach aimed at reducing transportation emissions.
Ogden City officials and partners opened the Feb. 4 council meeting to outline the city’s Idle Free month campaign focused on reducing transportation-related air pollution.
Lorenzo Long, Ogden City sustainability coordinator, told the council the city opened four public electric-vehicle charging stations this year, with two additional chargers planned at Marshall White and more under consideration at the Wonder Block parking structure. “Electric vehicles don't produce tailpipe emissions,” Long said, noting the importance of charging infrastructure as adoption grows.
Long said the city…
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