Charging Ahead: Weaverville makes case for police EVs
Volume
30
/ Issue 26
Cover Design Credit:
Scott SouthwickCover Photography Credit:
Cindy Kunst
Weaverville recently became the first municipality in the region to add electric vehicles to its police fleet. Other towns in Western North Carolina, including Black Mountain and Waynesville, also see EVs as the future of transportation in their communities. But the specific approach to EVs varies from town to town.
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