Fleet Electrification Strategies

Nathan Parker

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The City of Peoria staff and leadership are committed to evolving to meet the needs of its growing community while searching for innovative and strategic opportunities to optimize its services. Peoria’s municipal fleet includes a wide range of vehicles to support the City’s services, including emergency vehicles, public transportation, and public works vehicles. The City also supports a wide range of City-operated light-duty vehicles that provide transportation for Peoria staff to various sites throughout the City.

As electric vehicles gain popularity for their ability to reduce vehicle emissions and minimize long-term maintenance costs, especially with increasing flexibility of charging infrastructure, the City of Peoria is interested in addressing the sustainability of its municipal fleet and is specifically looking to adapt its fleet to include electric vehicles. Considering the existing fleet infrastructure, the City is interested in the associated costs and infrastructure needed to support the adoption of electric fleet vehicles, as well as opportunities for optimized charging locations.

Nathan Parker’s SOS 324 Sustainable Energy Technology & Systems course coordinated with Peoria’s Fleet Manager to recommend strategies to electrify Peoria’s municipal fleet. Using the inventory of Peoria’s fleet vehicles, students analyzed the long-term costs associated with replacing City vehicles with electric vehicles, considering the cost of purchasing EV charging stations and the ages of the vehicles. From this analysis, students recommend a “Near Future” plan to gradually roll out fleet vehicles, with the goal to electrify 15% of Peoria’s fleet in the next 10 years. The following report summary and recommendations provide the City of Peoria with a baseline plan for transitioning its municipal fleet, with short-term and long-term recommendations for the City of Peoria to consider in its sustainability and transit planning.
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