Reduce petroleum fuel consumption (gallons) by fleet by 20% by 2025
Objective Description
Trend Analysis
Howard County's fleet consumed 1,211,456 gallons of petroleum-based fuels in FY24. The County's consumption in FY25 is estimated to be 1,220,577 gallons of petroleum-based fuels. The FY24 County consumption of fuel demonstrates the attributes of a more fuel-efficient fleet. The County currently operates 238 hybrids along with 23 full electric vehicles (EV's). In FY25, the County will add an additional 59 hybrids and 23 electric vehicles to the fleet. As a policy, Howard County only procures the most fuel efficient vehicles for County operations.
Strategies
- Replace current vehicles with electric, hybrid, and more fuel-efficient vehicles.
- Institute a county-wide idling reduction policy.
- Right-size fleet vehicles to best match vehicle use.
- Conduct employee education on idling reduction and smart driving to improve fuel efficiency.
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