Sustainability
The City of Long Beach fleet has a long history of alternative fuel use and emissions reductions, working towards cleaner transport since the 1970’s. Providing clean air to all of its residents, reducing negative environmental impact of vehicle use, upgrading to sources of renewable energy for the City’s fleet and pushing the envelope of sustainability at all phases of a vehicle’s life are core values of the City of Long Beach’s fleet.
In 2022, City adopted its first-ever Long Beach Climate Action Plan (LB CAP) that provides a comprehensive framework for creating or updating policies, programs, practices and incentives for Long Beach residents and businesses to reduce the city's greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint and help ensure the community is better protected from the impacts of climate change. This includes reducing and eliminating GHG emissions from City fleet by replacing fossil fueled vehicles with electric vehicles when feasible.
“Our consistent approach in managing the City’s fleet of 2,000-plus vehicles is to push the technology envelope and utilize the greenest options available for the City to serve its residents."
Fleet Composition
Sustainability information and initiatives
- Currently, 59% of motorized fleet is alternative fuel. For non-public safety motorized units, alternative fuel composition is 75%. The City's fleet successfully surpassed our 2023 goal of 57% alternative fuel
- More than 50% of vehicle purchases use alternative fuels
- Continued aggressive approach to fleet sustainability and one of few fleets with a dedicated green fleet team to transition towards a zero-emission fleet
- Planning for the new CARB Regulation: Advanced Clean Fleet (ACF) mandate. Starting in 2024, 50% of eligible vehicle purchases are required to be ZEVs. In 2027, it’s 100%
The City’s ZEV Fleet transition project will provide numerous benefits, including:
- Provide abundant business opportunities to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) manufacturers, ZEV infrastructure site hosts, electricians, and general contractors
- Create new jobs in ZEV infrastructure engineering and installation, procurement, program management, and maintenance
- Preserve natural resources by significantly reducing the numerous negative ecological impacts of automotive emissions
- Reduce and eliminate climate pollutants, including GHG emissions
- Each MHD ZEV added to the City’s fleet will help displace the use of, and dependency on, petroleum
City of Long Beach EV Charging Locations
Electric Vehicle Charging Station Locations
