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Electrifying municipal fleets saves money for cities and towns
The future of municipal fleets is electric. With EVs becoming cheaper and more capable every year and with new incentives under the Inflation Reduction Act, now is the time for cities and towns to start making that future a reality.
Renewable Natural Gas is not your friend
Renewable natural gas is not the climate-friendly alternative to conventional gas that the energy industry’s current PR offensive is making it out to be. Touting it as such is greenwashing, plain and simple, and delays our progress toward a genuine clean energy future.
Electric Fleets for Arizona
Cities and towns in Arizona spend millions of dollars each year to purchase, fuel and maintain a wide variety of fleet vehicles – sedans, pickup trucks, emergency vehicles, passenger vans, road maintenance vehicles and many more. Nearly all those vehicles are powered by gasoline or diesel fuel, which are costly and contribute to Arizona’s air pollution. Electric vehicles (EVs) can save money for cities and towns because they are cheaper to fuel and to maintain. A rarity just a decade ago, electric vehicles are becoming increasingly affordable and capable, and with automakers introducing new models every year, EVs are becoming a viable option for many of the tasks municipal vehicles are required to perform.
We have the tools to get off oil. Why haven’t we used them?
Reducing oil demand is the best way to avoid damage from oil shocks like OPEC's recent supply cuts. That's true now and it was true in 2011 when we published "Getting Off Oil."
Highway Boondoggles report on Strong Towns podcast
Associate Director and Senior Policy Analyst Tony Dutzik discussed our seventh Highway Boondoggles report and the growing movement against wasteful highway expansion on the Strong Towns podcast.