Municipal fleet electrification gets rolling but is not yet at full speed - Grid Magazine

Municipal fleet electrification gets rolling but is not yet at full speed - Grid Magazine

As climate change caused flooding and extreme heat in the region and elsewhere, Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration set its sights on reducing Philly’s emissions. Before the pandemic, the City of Philadelphia operated a fleet of approximately 5,500 vehicles — everything from sedans and SUVs to street sweepers and garbage trucks. These spewed over 50,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere annually. Based on estimations by Ask MIT Cli…