Sustainability and Energy Action Plan

T-1-1. Transition General Purpose Vehicles to ZEVs General purpose vehicles are vehicles for which there are not performance demands that might make transitioning them more complicated. Approximately 68 of the City’s current vehicles would be considered general purpose vehicles suitable for conversion, including fleet vehicles used by staff for local and regional travel, Community Service Officer trucks, and other light duty vehicles. For more detailed information on what might be ready for immediate transitioning, see Appendix V. T-1-2. Transition Police Pursuit Vehicles to ZEVs Police patrol vehicles are highly specialized, and g iven the state of current technology, and conversations theTaskforce had with staff, the Taskforce determined it will take longer to transition to ZEVs. However, new ZEV products are being introduced by vehicle manufacturers at a rapid pace . Once these vehicles have proven themselves with law enforcement agencies elsewhere, the department should consider transitioning police pursuit vehicles to ZEVs . These vehicles should be a priority because they account for over half of all gasoline usage by the City fleet, making this category of conversion alone capable of producing a cost savings of at least $100,000 annually.60 Photo of 2024 Chevy Blazer Police Pursuit EV TRANSPORTATION GRANTS PASS SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY ACTION PLAN 63% of transportation -related emissions, and 10% of the City's emissions overall, originate from the mobile combustion from City rolling stock.58 ZEVs would eliminate these hazardous emissions, and save the City money as well. Over the life of t he vehicle, ZEVs have substantially lower operating and maintenance costs, creating long-term budget savings. As of 2022, the City owns approximately 139 vehicles. In determining an appropriate timeline for converting different types of vehicles to ZEVs , the departments using these vehicles, as well as the Fleet Department that manages City vehicles overall, were consulted and their input was incorporated into the plan’s design. Information on the suggested timeline for transitioning the entirety of the City's rolling stock can be found in Appendix V.Projects and Steps Project T -1. Transition Rolling Stock to Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) Fuel usage by vehicle purpose for 2021. The proportion of fuel usage by vehicle age category is also shown within each bar.59 58