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Kennewick accepts VW‑settlement grant to pursue a hybrid electric fire engine
Summary
Council accepted up to $1.5 million in Volkswagen‑settlement grant funding from the Washington State Department of Ecology to help acquire a Pierce Volterra hybrid electric fire engine; the truck’s estimated cost is $2.3 million and staff said the city would cover the remaining cost.
The Kennewick City Council voted unanimously March 17 to accept a Washington State Department of Ecology award funded through the Volkswagen settlement to offset the purchase of a hybrid electric fire engine.
Deputy Chief Jake Van Horn told the council the city has been awarded up to $1,500,000 in grant funding to go toward the purchase of a Pierce Volterra engine equipped with a parallel electric drive system. Van Horn said the Volterra is designed to operate on electric power…
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