The Houston Fleet Share initiative will use Zipcar?s technology to make 25 Nissan Leaf vehicles available to city employees across all departments.
It is funded by the State Energy Conservation Office, as part of the Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
In addition to the EVs on offer, the city has the third-largest municipal hybrid fleet in the US, with around 50 per cent of light duty vehicles already replaced by hybrids.
The partnership with Zipcar is aimed at increasing the use of these vehicles, and the Nissan EVs, as well as helping to reduce costs and gain new efficiencies in the city fleet.
Annise Parker, Mayor of Houston, said, ?Houston is setting the pace for sustainability efforts and we are very proud to be working with Zipcar to launch the nation?s first-ever municipal EV green fleet sharing programme.
?Although we?ve always been known as the oil capital of the world, we?re gaining momentum on being the energy capital through programs like Houston Fleet Share and the Houston Drives Electric initiative.?
Scott Griffith, Zipcar chairman and CEO, added, ?I would like to applaud Mayor Parker and the city of Houston for all the work they have done to make the city?s municipal fleet one of the most sustainable in the country through their dedication to EVs and hybrid vehicles.
?We?re excited to help make this programme even more efficient with the addition of Zipcar technology into these vehicles. By utilising Zipcar?s FastFleet technology through the new Fleet Share programme, the city of Houston joins smart city governments focused on developing solutions to complex transportation challenges.?
Copyright ? 2012 NewNet
Tags: electric vehicles, EV, green transportation, hybrid vehicles, sustainable transport
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