ATLANTA — The City of Atlanta was chosen to get more than $3 million from the federal government to pay for replacing 11 heavy-duty vehicles used for public works.
According to an announcement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Atlanta will receive $3.2 million to buy 11 zero-emission vehicles.
The city will use those funds to replace seven diesel street sweepers, three class 6 diesel utility trucks, two class 7 diesel utility trucks, one class 6 diesel refuse hauler and four class 6 diesel shuttles all with electric-powered alternatives.
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In addition to the replacements, “EcoFleet ATL will also install eleven 150kW DC fast Level 3 chargers at four different City of Atlanta owned sites: three at Atlanta Fleet Service Headquarters on Claire Drive, one at the Department of Watershed Management’s (DWM) Hemphill Water Treatment lot on Howell Mill Road, two at the DWM’s Bureau of Drinking Water Building on 14th Steet, and five at the Department of Aviation on ASR Road.”
The Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant program which is funding the replacements was created as a provision of the Inflation Reduction Act and allows the replacement of existing internal combustion engine heavy-duty vehicles with zero-emission versions.
The EPA said the program also supports the build out of clean vehicle infrastructure, as well as training workers to use the new technologies from the switch.
EPA’s Southeast Region is excited to have eight selectees across six of our states for this new funding program, which will focus on communities with poor air quality,” acting Regional Administrator Jeaneanne Gettle said. “With at least $400 million of this funding going to communities located in areas designated nonattainment for having air pollution levels persistently exceeding the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the selected projects will focus on improvements to air quality in areas where it is most needed and be very impactful.”
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