The City of Austin added electric powered vehicles to their fleet in 2015 and has been adding to it ever since. It mostly consists of sedans and SUVs, but there are plans to add trucks within the coming months.
"We have six different manufacturers with 13 different models, and it’s been a good start for us," said Harland.
Now with gas prices nearing at an all-time high Harland said they are seeing the fuel savings directly. Harland said they pay $4.17 a month per vehicle when it comes to recharging. This is about as much as people are paying per gallon at the pump. The reason the cost to recharge in Austin is low is because of Austin energy’s Everywhere Network, which is a monthly subscription service electric drivers can use to pay that $4.17 at any level two charger within the city.isn’t the only one adding more electric vehicles to their fleet. Capital Metro plans to be going fully electric with their buses by 2035.
Harland said the biggest complaint they hear is how there aren’t enough charging stations throughout the city especially when compared to gas stations. Once you’re at a charging station depending on which kind it is you can be waiting a while for your vehicle to charge. The level three charging stations which charge the vehicles the fastest are even rarer to find in the city."You don’t want to put them everywhere you want to put them where the highest use is at.
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