Public Fleet Electrification Planning Assistance Program

To help reduce greenhouse gas and other pollutant emissions in the Bay Area, MTC's Public Fleet Electrification Planning Assistance Program will help local government agencies plan their vehicle fleet transition from conventional gas and diesel engines to a zero-emission electric fleet.

Under the California Air Resources Board’s Advanced Clean Fleets and Advanced Clean Trucks rules, government vehicles must soon begin the transition to zero-emission vehicles. Starting in 2024, 50% of purchases of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles must be zero-emission vehicles, ramping up to 100% of purchases by the year 2027. The passage of Advanced Clean Cars II regulations also emphasize the transition to zero-emission for light-duty fleet vehicles.

Many cities and counties lack the resources or expertise to prepare for this transition. MTC's Public Fleet Electrification Planning Assistance Program will help cities and counties plan for the transition, and better take advantage of current and future fleet electrification funding from the State of California. 

Staff Contact

James Choe, Climate Program Manager
Phone: 415-778-6664
Email: [email protected]

Local Public Fleet Electrification Planning Technical Assistance

This grant opportunity is currently closed. Sign up to be notified of future funding opportunities. 

Grant Awardees

MTC awarded Local Public Fleet Electrification Planning Technical Assistance to 32 local governments and agencies. This program will provide local public agencies with consultant assistance for public fleet electrification planning, which will support their efforts to comply with local and state fleet requirements, such as the Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) Regulation for State and Local Governments, and improve their ability to pursue fleet electrification funding opportunities.

The agencies receiving assistance represent fleets ranging in size from 15 to 6,900 vehicles for a total of over 12,500 fleet vehicles housed at over 450 locations. These fleets serve a wide range of functions and departments, including: public works, parks and recreation, waste management, police, fire, health and human services and libraries. Agencies include:

• City of Alameda
• BART
• City of Belmont
• City of Benicia
• City of Berkeley
• City of Calistoga
• City of Concord
• Town of Corte Madera
• City of Dixon
• City of Dublin
• City of El Cerrito
• Town of Fairfax
• City of Half Moon Bay
• Town of Hillsborough
• County of Marin
• City of Mill Valley
• City of Napa
• County of Napa
• City of Novato
• City of Oakland
• Town of San Anselmo
• City/County of San Francisco
• City of San Leandro
• City of San Mateo
• City of San Rafael
• City of Sausalito
• County of Sonoma 
• City of South San Francisco
• City of St. Helena
• Town of Tiburon
• City of Vacaville
• Town of Yountville

 Background

MTC invited Bay Area local public agency to apply for Local Public Fleet Electrification Planning Technical Assistance by February 20, 2024. This program provides cities and counties with consultant assistance for public fleet electrification planning, such as assessing fleets, fleet replacement options, fueling and charging needs, infrastructure siting, costs and impacts, and transition actions. 

The program helps local public agencies meet state mandates to begin transitioning to clean fleets by 2024 and improves their ability to pursue current and future fleet electrification funding. For this planning assistance program, MTC will procure and contract with consultants to provide fleet electrification planning for selected local public agencies. Consultants will then work with the local agency staff to assess the fleet, evaluate the electrification options, and develop a fleet transition plan.

• Watch the video recording of the information session about the Public Fleet Electrification Planning Assistance Program. Passcode is Jan17Fleet .
• Review the program application guide.

Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants are Bay Area local public agencies that own and operate five or more vehicles or mobility devices (bikes, scooters, mopeds, etc.). Applications are simple and require only basic information about the fleet, key partners, and the need for planning assistance. 

Overview of Process

For this planning assistance program, MTC will be responsible for procuring and contracting with consultants for the selected public agencies. The contracted consultants will then complete fleet electrification planning for selected local public agencies. Consultants will deliver a standardized scope of work to assess an agency’s fleet and charging needs and prepare a fleet transition and infrastructure plan.

The standardized scope of work provided to selected local public agencies by consultants may include:

1. An assessment of fleet baseline conditions (e.g., review of existing fleet plans and applicable policies, assessment of the current fleet, and engagement with fleet stakeholders to develop a robust fleet electrification plan)
2. An evaluation of fleet electrification needs (e.g., vehicle and equipment replacement options, fleet charging needs and locations, etc.)
3. A plan to transition the fleet (e.g., a vehicle replacement and procurement plan, an infrastructure development plan, coordination with relevant utility on proposed charging infrastructure, operations and maintenance plan, data collection and reporting plan, cost and impacts plan, financing plan, etc.)

Please note that the anticipated assistance activities listed above are subject to change. Final scope of work for each selected applicant may also depend on planning already completed by the applicant.