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Larkspur public works reports progress and limits on electrifying city fleet
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Public Works Director Julian Skinner told the Feb. 11 forum that Larkspur has added two electric pickups and two Golfs to its fleet and is assessing replacements for five daily-use gas pickup trucks; charging at the maintenance yard is constrained by wiring owned by the school district.
Julian Skinner, Larkspur's public works director, updated the Climate Action Forum on the status of municipal vehicle electrification and near-term plans.
Skinner said public works operates a small maintenance fleet: six maintenance workers with assigned vehicles, a superintendent vehicle and shared engineering vehicles. "Our first EV purchase was swapping out some older gas vehicles for two new electric Golfs," he said, and added that the city purchased two Ford F-150 Lightnings last year…
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