In an effort to reduce its carbon footprint, the Lansing Board of Water & Light (BWL) has added an electric service vehicle to its fleet. The car weighs 1,255 pounds, is 90 percent efficient, has rechargeable batteries and will save the company $600 a year.
BWL Communications Direct Mark Nixon says the company may buy more electric 
cars for its fleet. The rest of BWL's fleet runs on bio-diesel, which burns cleaner than traditional fuel sources and reduces wear and tear on the car’s engine.
Nixon says the BWL is trying to do its part to reduce its impact on the environment.
“We are really riding the crest of a wave that’s washing all across the nation if not the planet,” Nixon says. “In the U.S. and elsewhere, people certainly are paying attention to the growing evidence about global warming and what humans are doing to accelerate global warming.”
The BWL’s electric vehicle can run eight hours on a single battery charge. It is considered “street legal” and has an operating range of about 30 miles.
Source: Mark Nixon, Lansing Board of Water and Light
Ivy Hughes, development news editor, can be reached here.
Photo: BWL
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