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Committee presses city on delays to fleet electrification, cites PG&E interconnection challenges
Summary
Supervisors examined progress toward the city’s 0‑emission municipal fleet goal; departments reported only ~13% of vehicles are zero‑emission and cited lack of charging infrastructure, PG&E interconnection rules, and funding as principal impediments, while the city is piloting shared EV garage capacity at 49 South Van Ness.
The Government Audit & Oversight Committee asked city officials May 5 for a status update on municipal fleet electrification and what is needed to meet a 100% zero‑emission requirement for light‑duty passenger vehicles.
Lowell Chiu, Energy Program Manager at the Department of the Environment, said the municipal fleet ordinance requires light‑duty passenger vehicles to be zero‑emission by the end of 2022. Catherine Spalding of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission said the PUC is the city's clean energy provider and is supporting municipal charger planning but is encountering substantial costs and delays…
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