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Richfield City work session: study names 24 light-duty vehicles as near-term EV candidates
Summary
A Sawatch Labs study presented at a Richfield City Council work session identified 24 light-duty municipal vehicles as near-term candidates for conversion to battery-electric models, estimated roughly $140,000 in lifetime total-cost-of-ownership savings and projected a reduction of about 787 tons of greenhouse gases; staff recommended phased charging infrastructure, leasing options and further finance analysis before purchases.
Richfield City staff presented results of a Sawatch Labs fleet analysis at a Jan. 27, 2025, work session, saying the study identified 24 light-duty municipal vehicles as near-term candidates for conversion to battery-electric vehicles (EVs).
"We we do have 254 vehicles in our fleet," an operations staffer said during the presentation, and staff reported 68 of those were studied in detail with 62 light-duty and 6 medium/heavy vehicles among the sample. Of the 68, staff said 24 were recommended for EV conversion based on economics, energy use, parking and data confidence.
The presenters said the study ran from mid-October 2024 through January 2025 to capture a range of seasonal driving conditions. Staff attributed an estimated lifetime total-cost-of-ownership (TCO) savings of about $140,000 to converting the recommended vehicles and a…
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