TVA To Switch Phase In 1,200 Electric Vehicles By 2030

The nation’s largest public utility plans to switch out 1,200 of its vehicles for electric ones by 2030. Tennessee Valley Authority officials announced the plan during a board meeting Wednesday. They say the changeout will include reducing the fleet’s 600 light-duty vehicles to 400 electric versions and initially changing out 800 medium-duty vehicles, representing half of the federal utility’s pickup trucks. The plan coincides with the rollout of efforts to install fast-charging stations every 50 miles along major thoroughfares in Tennessee, extend charger installation across the region and coordinate with utilities on the effort outside the utility’s seven-state region.