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Municipal
Parking
Enforcement
Officers,
Mayor
Duggan,
Council
Member
Scott
Benson
and
Keith
Hutchings,
Municipal
Parking
Department
Director
announcing
the
city's
first
all EV
fleet.
(Video
by HB
Meeks/Tell
Us
Detroit) |
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Mayor
Duggan
Announces
the
City’s
First
Fully
Electric
Vehicle
(EV)
Fleet at
Municipal
Parking
Department
DETROIT
- The
Municipal
Parking
Department
has
become
the
first
city
department
to fully
convert
its
fleet to
all
electric,
announced
Mayor
Mike
Duggan.
Standing
with MPD
Director,
Keith
Hutchings,
and
other
city
officials,
Duggan
said
that
this is
the
first of
what
will be
a larger
movement
to
convert
to
electric
and
hybrid
vehicles
as part
of the
city’s
shift
toward
greater
sustainability.
Last
year,
DDOT
unveiled
its
first
four
all-electric
buses;
currently
the city
has over
250
electric
and
hybrid
vehicles
in the
fleet.
Detroit
is now
working
toward
converting
the
city’s
active
fleet of
over
3000
vehicles
to
electric
or
hybrid
vehicles,
a key
strategic
initiative
in our
climate
action
plan to
improve
air
quality
and
reduce
carbon
emissions.
Today’s
announcement
of 48
new
Chevy
Bolt EVs
and 25
on-site
Level 2
charging
stations
marks a
milestone
for the
city.
The new
fleet
was
deployed
this
week and
residents
can spot
the new
vehicles
by the
decals
outfitted
to
illustrate
the
fleet’s
100%
electric,
zero
emissions
capacity.
“This is
our
first
major
step
toward
converting
city
vehicles
to more
environmentally
friendly
and
sustainable
technologies,
and I’m
proud of
our
Municipal
Parking
Department
and
Director
Keith
Hutchings
for
leading
the
way,”
Mayor
Duggan
said.
“Electric
vehicles
are
going to
become
the new
standard
everywhere,
and we
are
going to
support
this
transition
in many
ways.”
Councilmember
Scott
Benson,
who
represents
Detroit's
Third
District
and
leads
the
city's
Green
Task
Force,
said,
"The
City of
Detroit
has been
diligent
about
becoming
a
greener,
cleaner,
and more
sustainable
community.
This is
a
gigantic
step
that
moves us
toward
my goal
of
making
us the
most
sustainable,
resilient
city in
the
nation."
“The
department
is
honored
and
excited
to have
the
opportunity
to test
out a
total EV
fleet,”
Hutchings
said.
“These
new
vehicles
give us
a chance
to help
our
environment
and we
believe
they
will
improve
the
quality
of life
for our
employees.”
Municipal
Parking
Enforcement
Officers,
Mayor
Duggan,
Council
Member
Scott
Benson
and
Keith
Hutchings,
Municipal
Parking
Department
Director
announcing
the
city's
first
all EV
fleet.
There
will not
be any
operational
changes
to the
parking
enforcement
service
and the
entire
staff
has been
trained
to
operate
the
electric
vehicles.
Hutchings
said
that his
department
did a
great
deal of
research
to
determine
the best
EV for
its
operation.
He said
that
some MPD
officers
drive up
to 150
miles
per day
and a
fully
charged
Bolt has
a range
of more
than 200
miles.
He
added,
however,
that
officers
are
instructed
to
return
the
vehicles
to the
charging
stations
upon a
thirty-percent
charge
to
ensure
the
staff’s
safety
and
efficiency.
“The
transition
should
be
pretty
seamless,
because
the
vehicles
will
recharge
overnight
and have
enough
range to
get
through
the next
day,
without
having
to
stop,”
said
Hutchings
said.
Hutchings
added
that
Kelley
Blue
Book
recognized
the
Chevrolet
Bolt EX
as the
#1 Best
Electric
Cars of
2023,
boasting
an
estimated
EV range
of 259
miles.
The
conversion
from
gas-powered
cars
will
save the
city on
the
fleet’s
fuel
costs.
The City
of
Detroit
worked
with DTE
Energy
to
improve
infrastructure
at the
charging
site and
to
obtain a
rebate
that
reduced
the
city’s
cost for
installing
the
charging
infrastructure.
City
Council
Member
Scott
Benson
takes
one of
the new
MPD
electric
vehicles
for a
test
drive.
At the
press
conference,
Hutchings
and the
Mayor
were
joined
by MPD
Parking
Enforcement
Officer
(PEO)
Jovun
Perry, a
native
Detroiter
who has
been
employed
as a PEO
since
August
26,
2019.
Perry
often
assists
in
training
new
officers
and is
recognized
as “one
of the
most
professional,
focused,
and
detailed
officers
in the
department,”
Hutchings
said.
“I think
it’s
important
that we
are
going to
use
these
electric
vehicles
because
it’s
better
for the
environment,
and with
the
improved
safety
features
of a new
car, we
are
better
protected,”
Perry
said.
Funding
for the
new
fleet
and
infrastructure
came
from the
city’s
general
fund:
•
Vehicle
Cost:
$26,211.00
per
vehicle
capitalized
in a
monthly
lease
payment
of
$501.02
per
vehicle.
• EV
Infrastructure:
$429,500.35
/ 25 EV
charging
stations
=
$17,180.01
per
charging
station
•
Vehicle
Technology
and
Upfitting:
$1,348,830.00
/ 48
vehicles
=
$28,100.62
per
vehicle
Detroit's
Municipal
Parking
Department
now has
a fleet
of 48
electric
vehicles
and 25
Level 2
charging
stations.
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