More Electric Vehicles Coming To Delaware County's Fleet

DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — Delaware County is getting more than half a million dollars to expands its fleet of electric vehicles.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced that Delaware County has been awarded two Alternative Fuel Incentive Grants totaling $600,000 for the purchase of new electric vehicles and related charging stations.

This funding will let the county buy 69 new electric vehicles and 22 new charging stations, bringing the total electric vehicles in the fleet to 84. Charging stations will total 25 with the new stations.

Of the 69 vehicles, 29 will be dedicated to the new Delaware County Health Department for health care visits around the county.

With the entire Delaware County fleet of vehicles consisting of over 300 cars, trucks, and specialty law enforcement vehicles, the new grant will enable the county to make a significant improvement in the percentage of sustainable no-emission EVs in the County fleet and aggressively transition away from fossil-fuel burning vehicles, according to the county.

The transition to EVs and the related reduction in fossil-fuel burning vehicles is part of the Delaware County Sustainability and Climate Action Plan, which is currently in the final stages of development.

This plan will provide the County with a variety of action items to address human-caused climate change, which Delaware County Council and global experts agree is the greatest threat to public health today, with the most vulnerable populations (including the oldest and youngest, as well as those already facing economic and health challenges) at the highest risk.