Merkley, Wyden Announce Funding for the City of Portland to Transition to Fully Electric Utility Trucks
June 20, 2024
June 20, 2024
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the City of Portland received $611,536 as an initial award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to fund the replacement of two municipal aerial lift utility trucks with fully battery-electric vehicle (BEV) aerial trucks--the first BEV's in this vehicle class for the city. The investments will also be used to prov . . .
Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the City of Portland received $611,536 as an initial award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to fund the replacement of two municipal aerial lift utility trucks with fully battery-electric vehicle (BEV) aerial trucks--the first BEV's in this vehicle class for the city. The investments will also be used to prov . . .