Camarillo-- The city council, Wednesday, January 26, approved the Southern California Edison (SCE) Charge Ready Infrastructure and Rebate Program and the purchase of electric vehicle support equipment.
The city council affirmed the goal of providing cost-effective, efficient services to the public while minimizing environmental impacts about a year ago.
The city’s project cost after rebates is $371,296.
Assistant Director of Administrative Services John Thomas said they established a fifth objective under that goal to evaluate the transition of public transit and general use city vehicles and the infrastructure necessary to reduce greenhouse gasses by electric hybrid or other environmentally friendly options.
“Also, on October 13, the council adopted a resolution, 2021013, authorizing staff to purse grants, rebates, and other opportunities to fund the installation of infrastructure supporting zero-emission vehicles and to ensure future city fleet vehicle purchases are evaluated with a priority for available makes and models that are most able to meet zero-emission vehicle standards for each vehicle class operational need and existing supporting infrastructure, together with financial feasibility,” he said.
The staff worked toward those objectives, and on December 7, they presented to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee an analysis of the city’s existing fleet, the potential…
