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Fairfax County to Pilot Use of Electric Buses and Trucks with a State Grant (www.fairfaxcounty.gov)

submitted 1 year ago by xylogx to c/nova

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-The county will deploy four all-electric Fairfax Connector buses, four solid waste trucks and one medium-duty truck, as well as install electric charging stations for these vehicles.

-These demonstration projects will advance the efforts to electrify the county's fleet, helping the county to learn more about operating and maintaining these vehicles.

-These pilot projects are funded with more than $4.4 million in state grants.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I like this, esp when looking at some of the fuel and cost savings:

4 × electric busses: approximately 32,000 gallons of diesel fuel on an annual basis

4 × electric waste disposal trucks: 78% in fuel and maintenance costs

1 × electric box/transport truck: 64% in fuel costs

Hopefully this leads to less in property taxes soon amirite guys 🤣? (I know that's a whole nother issue. I'm still down for this pilot).