The Baker-Polito Administration is awarding of $1 million in funding to support fleet managers as they plan for and procure medium- and heavy-duty (MHD)
QUINCY The state and Massachusetts Clean Energy Center are offering up to $1 million in grants through a new program that will help transform vehicle fleets from gas to electric vehicles. Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Kathleen Theoharides announced the program in Quincy Friday at the site of a soon-to-be bus depot for the MBTA.
The money will be made available through the MassCEC s new Vehicle Electrification Advisory Services for Fleets Pilot Program. Fleet managers will be technically trained and provide incentive money to purchase medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles. This is not something where people have the technical know-how and knowledge write off the bat, Theoharides said in Quincy. These fleet managers will enable companies to employ these vehicles more rapidly and figure out the infrastructure solutions they need.