KINGSTON- Ulster County is well on its way to meeting its 2025 goal of turning 20 percent of its fleet of county-operated vehicles green, according to a just released report. The report closely examines the county’s fleet inventory, implementation strategies, fuel use, and emissions information and makes recommendations about the county’s transition to zero-emission vehicles.
“We are excited to see that we are on track to reach our 2025 green fleet target and reduce harmful emissions, but we need to go even further,” said County Executive Jen Metzger. “Beyond replacing fleet vehicles at the end of their useful life with zero-emissions alternatives, we must also look to reduce the size of the fleet and right-size vehicle purchases to Department needs.”
At the close of 2023, there were a total of 481 vehicles in the county fleet and during the year, 50 new vehicles were entered into service. Of the 50 new vehicles, 22 met the county’s Green Fleet policy definition of green vehicles.
A total of 16.6 percent of the county’s fleet was composed of green vehicles at the close of 2023, well within reach of the 20 percent 2025 target.
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