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Commission discusses fleet electrification; proposal to buy four hybrid patrol cars fails after call for broader strategy
Summary
After a staff briefing and a presentation from Traverse City Light & Power on fleet modernization, the commission debated purchasing four hybrid police interceptors without a full citywide fleet strategy; a roll-call vote (3–2) failed to authorize the purchase.
Traverse City commissioners heard a staff briefing and a TCLP presentation on fleet modernization and incremental electrification Oct. 20 before voting on a proposed purchase of four hybrid police patrol vehicles.
TCLP Executive Director Brandy Ekran described the utility’s approach to decarbonizing operations, emphasizing incremental steps, fleet behavior analysis…
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