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NewsMay 3, 2017

Pittsburgh Plans for EVs by Year’s End

The City of Pittsburgh was awarded more than $250,000 from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for electric vehicles and mobile solar-powered charging stations.

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NewsApril 4, 2017

Ill. City Chooses Purchase Over Lease of Police Motorcycles

After years of leasing police motorcycles, the City of Evanston, Ill., is choosing to buy the vehicles instead after calculating that this move will save money.

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NewsApril 4, 2017

Private Funding Helps N.J. City Upgrade Police Fleet

The City of Newark, N.J., announced it will upgrade its public safety fleet with 51 new patrol cars and a foam-dispensing fire truck. The patrol cars were partially funded by private companies.

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NewsApril 3, 2017

Texas City Turns to Leasing to Upgrade Fleet

The City of Navasota, Texas, has agreed to a lease agreement to replace city and police department vehicles with vehicles that are more fuel efficient and require less maintenance.

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NewsApril 3, 2017

Mo. County Proposes Tax Hike to Fund Fleet

Monroe County, Mo., commissioners are urging voters to approve a half-cent sales tax increase in an election this week to pay for vehicle replacements.

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NewsMarch 13, 2017

Mass. City Turns to Lease Purchasing to Replace Aging Fleet

The City of Springfield, Mass., has decided on a lease-purchase agreement to replace its aging refuse truck fleet. The five-year contract for six trucks is worth $1.6 million.

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Articlesby Roselynne ReyesMarch 1, 2017

What Fleets Need to Know About the Volkswagen Settlement

Volkswagen will spend billions of dollars through its diesel settlement, including buybacks, repairs, and two potential sources of funding that government fleets should be aware of.

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NewsFebruary 22, 2017

Audit: Va. City Behind on Replacements

Insufficient funding, no separate funding for totaled vehicles, and the rising cost of equipment make it difficult for the City of Virginia Beach, Va., to replace all its aging units.

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NewsJanuary 13, 2016

Tucson FD's Maintenance Costs Rising on Aging Trucks

The Tucson Fire Department is struggling to maintain an up-to-date fleet due to rising maintenance costs for an aging fleet and a growing funding gap for adding new vehicles.

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NewsJune 25, 2014

Ga. Sheriff Denied Fuel Funding

After the Barrow County commission denied the sheriff's request for an additional $547,000 for fuel, fleet maintenance, and overtime, the sheriff said he wouldn’t have money to fuel patrol vehicles.

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