City of Helena launches electric vehicle pilot pro

HELENA — At a city administrative meeting earlier this summer, the commission decided to appropriate funds for an electric truck as part of the city’s electric vehicle pilot project.

Leea Anderson, the City of Helena environmental regulation pretreatment manager, says, "We are hoping to learn how the modern electric vehicle will work with the city’s current processes, what departments it will work for, how it could work for them, and if it does work for everybody.”

City of Helena launches electric vehicle pilot program: City of Helena launches electric vehicle pilot program

The city commission has appropriated $60,000 from the general fund cash reserves for the project.

Currently, the city has two first-generation electric vehicles: an electric car and an electric street sweeper.

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