TOWNSHIP OF ESQUIMALT STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: July 15, 2024 Report No. EPW-24-020
TO: Committee of the Whole
FROM: Joel Clary, Director of Engineering & Public Works
SUBJECT: Fleet Electrification Plan
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That the Committee of the Whole recommends to Council to endorse the Fleet Electrification Plan and to direct staff to proceed with implementation.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The purpose of this report is to provide Council with a plan to electrify the Township's fleet. A Fleet Electrification Plan is attached to this report and outlines the recommended year an internal combustion vehicle should be replaced with electric.
BACKGROUND:
In 2019, Council endorsed the target to reduce corporate emissions by 45 per cent from 2010 levels by 2030. One of the actions related to this that is identified in the Township's Climate Mitigation Action Plan as Big Move 5 is to Decarbonize Commercial Transportation. The plan identifies to do this by leading by example to transition municipal fleet to electric.
Currently when staff procure vehicles and equipment, they consider electric options through discussions with suppliers. This approach is reactive and does not provide a long-term plan to transition the fleet to electric or provide the necessary information to plan for charging infrastructure.
Staff have been working with Innotech Fleet Strategies (Consultant) to assess the Township's fleet and develop a long-term plan to transition the fleet to electric. The result of this work is the Fleet Electrification Plan (Plan; see Attachment 1). The Plan focuses on Parks and Public Works fleet and identifies which year each vehicle or equipment should be replaced with electric based on the planned year of replacement, the technology readiness, and the vehicle's importance as a critical service (example: snow clearing equipment provides a critical service). If the technology is anticipated to be available at the planned year of repla...
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