In 2023, the city reached a benchmark of nearly 250 electric vehicles. That’s out of a fleet of over 5,000 vehicles.
In 2023, the city reached a benchmark of nearly 250 electric vehicles. That’s out of a fleet of over 5,000 vehicles.
This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region.
This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region.
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Garbage trucks, police cruisers, and Water Department vehicles criss-cross the city of Philadelphia — spewing planet-warming pollution from their tailpipes.
Garbage trucks, police cruisers, and Water Department vehicles criss-cross the city of Philadelphia — spewing planet-warming pollution from their tailpipes.
For the past several years, the city has been trying to reduce the carbon footprint of the vehicles it owns.
For the past several years, the city has been trying to reduce the carbon footprint of the vehicles it owns.
Last year the city reached a benchmark of nearly 250 electric vehicles — but that’s just a small fraction of the city’s fleet.
Last year the city reached a benchmark of nearly 250 electric vehicles — but that’s just a small fraction of the city’s fleet.
We do have a ways to go,” said Dominic McGraw, deputy director of energy services & operations of the city’s Municipal Energy Office.
We do have a ways to go,” said Dominic McGraw, deputy director of energy services & operations of the city’s Municipal Energy Office.
“But I will say, too — it’s not going to be instant.”
“But I will say, too — it’s not going to be instant.”