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Automotive director: hybrids have reduced engine hours; commission asked for 5-year replacement analysis
Summary
Reno County's automotive director reported fuel and engine-hour savings from hybrid sheriff vehicles and commissioners asked staff to analyze adopting a five-year replacement cycle for fleet vehicles and to provide repair-cost data after warranty coverage expires.
Kyle Burt, identified on the agenda as the county’s automotive director, told commissioners on June 22 that the sheriff’s office’s hybrid patrol vehicles have cut engine hours substantially and shown modest fuel savings under the county’s assumptions.
Burt said hybrids cost roughly $3,100 more per vehicle than non-hybrid equivalents but yield about $821 in annual fuel savings in the…
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