Transportation and Fleet

Transforming Our Fleet

One way the Town of Boone is starting to transform our fleet is by retiring our old, fossil-fuel powered vehicles and replacing them with hybrid or electric vehicle counterparts. In FY 2019/2020 alone, the Town of Boone's fleet drove 715,000 miles, using 52,000 gallons of gasoline and 21,300 gallons of diesel. In addition to the Town's fleet, the Town of Boone's employees commuted 854,750 miles, resulting in the use of an additional 53,421 gallons of gasoline. Added together, the amount of CO2 emissions released into the atmosphere 1,154 tons, which is the equivalent to 1,384 acres of deforestation/year! This is why we are cycling out the older models of vehicles and bringing in their EV and Hybrid counterparts. While the change can't be instantaneous, many departments are willingly purchasing more ecofriendly vehicles.

Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

During the The Town of Boone's Police Department is purchasing 7 new hybrid vehicles during FY 2021/2022 (3 Toyota Rav4 hybrids and 5 Ford Police Interceptor hybrids) to add to the 5 already purchased Ford Police Interceptor hybrids. The Town of Boone's Fire Department is purchasing 2 F150 Hybrids as well. Other departments in the Town, including Planning and Inspections and Administration, each have 1 hybrid vehicle. By slowly cycling out older vehicles and replacing a few each year with their hybrid or EV counterparts, the Town of Boone's municipal fleet will eventually become 100% electric.