Cobb County Fleet Moves Cobb To Electric

MARIETA, GA—Cobb County Fleet Management has taken another step toward sustainability within other county departments.

Cobb County Elections & Registration recently removed a 17-year-old Ford Crown Victoria from its fleet, according to county officials. The 10 mile-per-gallon inefficient vehicle was replaced by a zero-emissions Nissan Leaf, which has a 126 mile-per-gallon equivalent rating.

County officials said Leaf offers countless benefits, including a 39 percent reduction in costs, an 85 percent reduction in maintenance costs and displaces over 2,000 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions a year. It has all the safety features of a new vehicle, they said.

A dual-port vehicle charger was also installed for easy and convenient charging, officials said. It can charge multiple vehicles at the same time, aiding in the future growth of our electric fleet.

In a concerted effort to embrace electrification and green technologies throughout the county’s fleet, the county's fleet management is using data analytics to identify opportunities to electrify county vehicles in other departments.

According to county officials, the department is looking to obtain vehicles that will both reduce emissions and operate at a low total cost of ownership. As such, they said they plan too add more electric vehicles to in the future.