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Larkspur forum reviews city fleet electrification, police EV purchases and microgrid prospects
Summary
Staff said Larkspur’s fleet is small and largely light-duty, outlined Central Marin Police Authority purchases of electric police vehicles and planned charger upgrades, and discussed microgrids and battery storage as resilience measures for electrified fleets.
Larkspur staff told the Climate Action Forum that the city operates a modest fleet—roughly 20 active vehicles, primarily light-duty—and that electrification is progressing where practical, but challenges remain for heavy- and emergency-duty vehicles.
"The city of Larkspur has a very modest fleet and we don't have a lot of heavy-duty equipment," Shannon O'Hare, assistant city manager, said. She emphasized reliability concerns for fire and emergency vehicles and noted that mutual-aid and long-distance travel priorities can complicate…
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