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Committee reviews plan to use SVCE grant to buy two electric fleet vehicles
Summary
Town staff told the EIC it plans to use an SVCE efficiency grant to replace two aging gasoline fleet vehicles with electric models, citing a $172,000 grant allocation and operational questions about upfitting, service networks and backup power during outages.
Town staff presented a plan to use a Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) grant to replace two of the town’s oldest gasoline-engine fleet vehicles with electric models, telling the Environmental & Innovation Committee that the funding and the town’s replacement policy make the purchase timely.
The staff member leading the presentation said the vehicles under consideration have surpassed the town’s 13‑year replacement threshold and that the grant provides “about $172,000 for both of the vehicles in the grant.” The presentation listed candidate vehicles — including Chevy Silverado, Rivian and others — and noted trade-offs among cost, bed size and local service networks.
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