Ten SF Bay Area Governments To Add 90 Electric Vehicles To Fleets

Ten San Francisco Bay Area Governments recently added ninety all-electric vehicles to their fleets. Currently, this is the largest roll-out of a fleet of EVs in the entire U.S. These EVs consist of 64 Ford Focus Electrics, 23 Nissan LEAFs, and three Zenith vans, which had a total cost of 2.8 million funded by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC). These ninety all-electric vehicles are expected to cut out more than $500,000 of operating costs and more than two million pounds of CO2 over a five-year period.

Amy Worth, MTC Chair, said, "Today’s roll-out is an important milestone. One of the cornerstones of MTC’s Climate Initiatives program is promoting the adoption of EVs. The introduction of EVs into public agency fleets gives hundreds more drivers the chance to not only experience electric, but to tell their friends, neighbors and co-workers about their advantages."

The Sonoma County Water Agency obtained 27 EVs and their total fleet of alternative fuel vehicles is now over 300. They also currently have the title of the largest plug-in hybrid EV fleet in the country.

Executive Director of the Bay Area Climate Collaborative Rafael Reyes disclosed, "These vehicles add to a series of fleet projects facilitated in the Bay Area by the BACC for a total of 140 electric vehicles in the past twelve months, with more to come, so agencies can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, lower costs, and insulate themselves from gas price hikes. These municipalities are demonstrating great leadership, showing the benefits of EVs in fleets and providing a model for other fleets to follow."

Below are the counties/agencies to receive (including the number each gets) these ninety EVs: