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Mission Viejo council approves adding an electric vehicle to city fleet
Summary
Council approved replacing a failed city vehicle with an electric vehicle as part of a gradual fleet electrification strategy; staff said the city operates about 40 vehicles with a small number of hybrids/EVs and will surplus the retired unit.
The Mission Viejo City Council on June 8 approved staff's recommendation to add an electric vehicle to the municipal fleet, replacing a vehicle with a totaled engine rather than repairing it.
Operations Manager Corey Gagne told the council, "we have about 40 vehicles in the fleet so far," and that "a lot of those are... a few that are hybrid, EV. Most of them are gasoline." He said staff recommended adding an EV to the fleet and declaring the old vehicle surplus because the repair cost equaled the price of replacement.
Councilmember Goodell moved the item and the council voted unanimously. Goodell said the decision reflects an ongoing policy to replace vehicles with electrified options as units reach end of service.
The action does not specify a full fleet electrification timeline or provide detailed cost estimates at the meeting; staff said vehicle replacements will occur as existing inventory wears out or needs retirement.
