Tucson is readying to replace its fleet with electric vehicles, a task that furthers the city's environmental goals and could result in long-term cost savings.
Nicole Ludden Tucson has significant headway to make in transitioning its fuel-powered cars to electric vehicles in the next 10 years as part of its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while realizing long-term cost savings.
Tucson could save $15 million by replacing light-duty cars and trucks with EVs throughout the next decade, according to a recent report from the Arizona Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, which surveyed the fleets of the state’s 10 largest municipalities. “Gasoline and electric vehicles are continuing to move towards parity when it comes to upfront costs,” said Diane Brown, the executive director of Arizona PIRG Education Fund. “However, electric vehicles do not require the level of operating and maintenance expenses, and therefore save electric vehicle drivers money each year.”
Supply chain issuesTucson is developing a policy to ensure EVs are purchased whenever available to replace retiring cars in its fleet, but the supply of EVs isn’t yet meeting the city’s demand for them. This fiscal year, the city plans to spend almost $5 million to replace 90 vehicles. Only 35 of the cars are set to be replaced with electric or hybrid vehicles, according to Carlos de la Torre, director of the Environmental and General Services department.
“The report documents the need to transition to electric vehicles, not to turn the fleet over immediately,” Brown said. “Supply chain issues and consumer demand are likely to be addressed by the time municipalities will need to transition their fleets.”
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