Title
Accept Grant for Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicle Purchase
Action
Action:
A. Accept a grant in the amount of $485,045 from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality for purchasing a Heavy-Duty Class 8 Electric Truck, and
B. Adopt a budget ordinance appropriating $485,045 from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to the General Capital Projects Fund.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Phil Reiger, General Services
Chris Trull, General Services
Debbie Smith, Transportation
Explanation
§ The city plans to purchase an all-electric, heavy-duty class 8 truck with partial funding from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Volkswagen Mitigation Grant.
§ Heavy-duty class 8 trucks have a gross vehicle weight rating exceeding 33,000 pounds and are used by the city to transport heavy equipment for street maintenance operations including milling and paving and transporting bulk materials like cement.
§ This will be the first non-transit Class 8 heavy-duty city vehicle to be replaced with an electric version.
§ This vehicle and associated charging infrastructure will be stored at the Northwest Facility of Street Maintenance, 4411 Northpointe Industrial Boulevard, and will service primarily Council Districts 2 and 3.
§ The vehicle purchase will reduce airborne particulate matter and greenhouse gas emissions in support of the Strategic Energy Action plan and its goal to strive towards 100 percent zero-carbon fuel sources by 2030.
§ The total cost of the vehicle and associated charging infrastructure is $782,744. The city will fund the remaining $297,699 from the General Capital Projects Fund.
Fiscal Note
Funding: General Capital Investment Plan
Attachments
Attachment(s)
Budget Ordinance