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From: Ruth Robison
Sent: Monday, August 5, 2024 10:59 AM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: In strong support of Res. 562-24 re eight new electric vehicles
Dear Hawaii County Council Members:
This is my testimony in strong support of Res. 562-24,which authorizes the Mayor to enter
into a ten-year lease agreement with an approximate monthly cost $8,357, to replace the
County's disposed shared -use electric vehicle fleet with eight new electric vehicles.
The procurement of EVs is long overdue. The County has a commitment to electrify its fleet,
but little has been done beyond the first five plug-in hybrids over a decade ago. This project
will allow for the deployment of EVs and a shared vehicle model for the County. The county
needs to Lead the change to EVs by example, to take more aggressive steps to reduce
transportation emissions and pollution, and to meet its commitments to a clean energy
future.
Please vote in favor of Res. 562-24 and any other measures the
County can take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Thank you for your service to the people of Hawaii County.
Aloha, Ruth Robison
Ruth E. Robison, Ph D
Internafional. Educator (Retired)
743 KaUmana Drive Bldg B * Hilo, HI 96720-1876 1 USA
Phone (808) 935.7991
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