Detroit becomes one of the 1st cities in Michigan to convert its fleet to fully electric vehicles

The City of Detroit Parking Department has become the first city department to convert its fleet to fully all-electric.

In 2022, DDOT unveiled its first four all-electric buses; currently, the city has over 250 electric and hybrid vehicles in the fleet.

“Detroit is now working toward converting the city’s active fleet of over 3000 vehicles to electric or hybrid vehicles, a key strategic initiative in our climate action plan to improve air quality and reduce carbon emissions,” the city said in a news release.

48 new Chevy Bolt EVs and 25 on-site Level 2 charging stations have been added.  

“This is our first major step toward converting city vehicles to more environmentally friendly and sustainable technologies,” said Mayor Duggan. “Electric vehicles are going to become the new standard everywhere, and we are going to support this transition in many ways.”