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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT For Council Meeting of February 1 1994 TO: Honorable Mayor, City Council, and City anag FROM: SUBJECT: BACKGROUND Several. California electric utilities, including the City of Riverside, have purchased electric vehicles. Electric. vehicle benefits compared to conventional internal combustion engine vehicles include improved.. air quality an Andrea Daroca, Interim Finance Director Dater 1/19/94 AWARD OF BID FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND RE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE TRAINING TO SOLECTRTA THE AMOUNT OF $32,947.25 LATED d improved efficiency of electric power systems, since recharging of .vehicles primarily will occur at night when purchased power costs .are lower. A number of initiatives have taken place which potentially will result in electric vehicles being purchased by consumers in the City of Colton Electric Utility service area. Among these initiatives are: 1. Federal an d State tax incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles. 2. A California rule. which requires that two percent of all new vehicles offered for sale in the state starting in 1998 must emit no pollutan ts. Electric vehicles, alone, currently meet that criteria. 3. Efforts by Southern California Edison,. the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and other organizations. to develop an electric vehicle infrastructure and Promote development of electric vehicles. Purchasing an .electric vehicle is consistent with regional efforts to develop an electric transportation industry. In addition, by gaining practical experience in operating and maintaining an electric vehicle, Electric Department and Public Works Department personnel. can assess the feasibility of fixture electric vehicle fleet purchases. Experience gained will also be beneficial in Providing information on electric vehicles to Colton citizens. IN Pagel of 2 Item N0.