DATE: June 17, 2025
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT
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Update on City Fleet Electrification and Electric Vehicle Charging
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the City Council receives this informational report.
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SUMMARY
This report presents a summary of a study analyzing the costs and charging infrastructure needed to electrify the City’s fleet, including all non-emergency light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles. The report shows that the costs to acquire electric vehicles are currently approximately 60 to 80 percent more than those for vehicles with internal combustion engines. This report also addresses the charging infrastructure needed for the City’s fleet as well as charging infrastructure for use by City employees. Transitioning to a fleet of electric vehicles, including the required charging infrastructure, will require significant City resources. To support a 15-year replacement cycle, the City currently budgets $3.2M annually on its non-emergency fleet, including new vehicle purchases and the operation and maintenance of existing vehicles, the actual annual expenditure spent on replacement varies year to year based on available dollars. Even with a reduction in maintenance costs (approximately 40%), transitioning to electric vehicles is estimated to cost approximately $5.5M per year, or $2.3M more per year.
The first significant installation of EV charging infrastructure to support the City’s EV fleet will be at the Corporation Yard where a solar carport and battery storage will be installed in partnership with Ava Community Energy. Combining these projects presents an opportunity to reduce total overall costs.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II City of Hayward Fleet Electrification Assessment