Cities encouraged to complete survey on vehicle fleets

AWC encourages cities to complete an online survey to help inform a Joint Transportation Committee (JTC) study on the electrification of public vehicle fleets.

In the 2019-21 transportation budget, the Legislature directed the Joint Transportation Committee (JTC) to conduct a study analyzing the electrification of public vehicle fleets. The study will look specifically at the vehicle fleets owned by the State of Washington, cities, counties, and transit agencies.

The JTC has contracted with Atlas Public Policy in partnership with Washington State University Energy Program and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to conduct the study. The study report is due to the transportation committees of the Legislature by September 30, 2020.

Your city can help inform this study by completing a survey on your vehicle fleet. Responses to the survey will tell the story of the challenges and barriers that cities face in converting fleets to electric vehicles. That information will help the Legislature identify how the state could provide effective tools and assistance to help you overcome those barriers in the years to come.

The online survey is available here. More information on the study is available here.