{"id":1468,"date":"2020-06-08T20:38:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T20:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/porthouston.com\/greening-the-fleet-new-electric-vehicles-arrive-at-port-houston\/"},"modified":"2022-11-07T19:13:01","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T19:13:01","slug":"greening-the-fleet-new-electric-vehicles-arrive-at-port-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/porthouston.com\/greening-the-fleet-new-electric-vehicles-arrive-at-port-houston\/","title":{"rendered":"Greening the Fleet: New Electric Vehicles Arrive at Port Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"

In an effort to further reduce air emissions and practice sustainability, Port Houston has purchased five Chevy Bolt electric vehicles as well as three charging stations. Port Houston is one of the few ports in the United States to use this kind of energy-efficient vehicle. In 2019, the Port received a Houston-Galveston Area Council emissions reduction incentives grant of $72,438 to facilitate the purchase. <\/p>\n

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Caption: Port Houston's new electric vehicles. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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This fleet will be used by several Port departments, and three cars will be pool vehicles for employees. Electric vehicles are powered by electricity and have large batteries instead of combustion engines, meaning there are no tailpipes for exhaust. They plug in to charge. Port Houston\u2019s maintenance department installed the charging stations and ran the electrical lines underground at the Port\u2019s facilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cPort Houston\u2019s 100 percent asset-based renewable electricity contract makes these electric vehicles truly zero emissions,\u201d said Kelli Gallagher, environmental compliance coordinator for Port Houston. The Port is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 18 metric tons per year by using the vehicles.<\/p>\n

The Port is also expected to save more than $400 a year per car as electricity is much cheaper than fuel. Life cycle savings are estimated at seven cents per mile. The vehicles each have a 259-mile battery.<\/p>\n

\u201cPort Houston staffers are excited and proud to be using electric vehicles. These vehicles are clean, meaning they pollute less, but they are also more efficient than gasoline-fueled vehicles,\u201d said Mike Gignac, manager of central maintenance for Port Houston.<\/p>\n

This effort is one of many measures Port Houston is taking to proactively build on its stewardship and environmental leadership strategy. \u201cPort Houston continues to make greener, environmentally-friendly approaches to our operations as we are committed to being an environmental leader,\u201d said Trae Camble, director of environmental affairs for Port Houston.<\/p>\n

Learn more about Port Houston\u2019s environmental initiatives here: https:\/\/porthouston.com\/environment\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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