Officials at Lake Grove believe there is a solution to wildly volatile fuel prices.
The village of Brookhaven Town purchased three electric sedans to replace aging gasoline vehicles used by law enforcement officers and building inspectors.
Combined with plans to power the new vehicles at village-owned charging stations, officials believe fuel costs from the building and code inspection department will be virtually eliminated.
Mayor Robert Scottarin told Newsday, "Our home run is that we actually have solar panels on the roof of our garage. We power them with solar panels, so that's why I It's free money for us."
The village has purchased new cars for a total of $85,777 over the past two years, said village secretary Kara Haufler. The car included her two Chevrolet Volts, which she purchased for $28,494 each in June 2021, and another Volt, which she purchased for $28,789 in July, she said. rice field.
The purchase was partially reimbursed by a $22,500 grant announced December 5 by the State Department of Environmental Conservation. The Lake Grove grant was one of her $567,500 grants awarded to electric vehicles purchased by 10 municipalities across the state, officials said.
Lake Grove was the only municipality in Suffolk or Nassau counties to receive the grant. The state has awarded New York City $367,500 for her 49 electric vehicles.
State officials hope to "enable communities to green their fleets and switch to cleaner vehicles, helping taxpayers reduce fuel costs," DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said in a statement. said in
Electric vehicle purchases on Long Island have increased dramatically in recent years and are expected to continue to rise.
State and Long Island Power Authority officials said the number of EVs registered on Long Island has nearly doubled from about 17,000 two years ago to about 32,000 now, and could surge to 180,000 in the next five years. said.
Officials at Lake Grove have decided to switch to electric vehicles after retiring Chevrolet Suburbans, Ford Taurus and Ford Escapes that were in service for 17 to 23 years, Scottaline said.
"The car we had was old and used a lot of gas," he said, adding that he was coming to the shop frequently for repairs. "We are saving quite a bit of money."
Scottaline said electric vehicles can travel about 270 to 280 miles on a single charge. The village standards inspector uses two of his vehicles and the building inspector uses the other.
"There are basically no adjustments to use them. One thing I can say is they make no noise," the mayor said. "We're three square miles from him, so they don't get very far."
The small village had 11,092 residents in 2021, according to the U.S. Census. About half of Smith Haven Mall is in the village, and other large shopping centers are also located here.
Scottarin said the new car would be well used as village ordinance and building inspectors are out all day looking for possible violations.
"Those are the cars that go out every day," he said. "We're not trying to beat people up, but we want to look good."
Officials at Lake Grove believe there is a solution to wildly volatile fuel prices.
The village of Brookhaven Town purchased three electric sedans to replace aging gasoline vehicles used by law enforcement officers and building inspectors.
Combined with plans to power the new vehicles at village-owned charging stations, officials believe fuel costs from the building and code inspection department will be virtually eliminated.
Mayor Robert Scottarin told Newsday, "Our home run is that we actually have solar panels on the roof of our garage. We power them with solar panels, so that's why I It's free money for us."
The village has purchased new cars for a total of $85,777 over the past two years, said village secretary Kara Haufler. The car included her two Chevrolet Volts, which she purchased for $28,494 each in June 2021, and another Volt, which she purchased for $28,789 in July, she said. rice field.
The purchase was partially reimbursed by a $22,500 grant announced December 5 by the State Department of Environmental Conservation. The Lake Grove grant was one of her $567,500 grants awarded to electric vehicles purchased by 10 municipalities across the state, officials said.
Lake Grove was the only municipality in Suffolk or Nassau counties to receive the grant. The state has awarded New York City $367,500 for her 49 electric vehicles.
State officials hope to "enable communities to green their fleets and switch to cleaner vehicles, helping taxpayers reduce fuel costs," DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said in a statement. said in
Electric vehicle purchases on Long Island have increased dramatically in recent years and are expected to continue to rise.
State and Long Island Power Authority officials said the number of EVs registered on Long Island has nearly doubled from about 17,000 two years ago to about 32,000 now, and could surge to 180,000 in the next five years. said.
Officials at Lake Grove have decided to switch to electric vehicles after retiring Chevrolet Suburbans, Ford Taurus and Ford Escapes that were in service for 17 to 23 years, Scottaline said.
"The car we had was old and used a lot of gas," he said, adding that he was coming to the shop frequently for repairs. "We are saving quite a bit of money."
Scottaline said electric vehicles can travel about 270 to 280 miles on a single charge. The village standards inspector uses two of his vehicles and the building inspector uses the other.
"There are basically no adjustments to use them. One thing I can say is they make no noise," the mayor said. "We're three square miles from him, so they don't get very far."
The small village had 11,092 residents in 2021, according to the U.S. Census. About half of Smith Haven Mall is in the village, and other large shopping centers are also located here.
Scottarin said the new car would be well used as village ordinance and building inspectors are out all day looking for possible violations.