The city's Common Council approved resolutions to allow ARPA funding to be used for equipment purchases, and to create an emergency management coordinator position.
The Postal Service intends to have one of the largest electric vehicle fleets in the nation by 2028.
The Weirton, West Virginia, Police Department will purchase 15 new Ford Police Interceptor Utility vehicles.
The administration also announced the launch of the American Battery Materials Initiative, a new effort to secure the supply of critical minerals used for power, electricity, and EVs.
One vehicle will be shared among several departments, and the second will be used by the E911 center to act as a backup location.
The federal funding will assist plans by U.S. manufacturers to build new factories and retrofit existing ones to make EV batteries and related parts.
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