Michigan State University to grow its electric vehicle fleet by nearly 370

<p>Michigan State University is furthering its investment in a greener future, <a href="https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2022/msu-to-invest-in-electric-vehicle-fleet">announcing a commitment</a> to converting 369 internal combustion engine vehicles in its fleet to fully electric vehicles over the next decade. </p><p>MSU also is investing in two DC fast chargers for public use through the <a href="https://www.consumersenergy.com/business/products-and-services/powermifleet">PowerMIFleet</a> program; the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy’s <a href="https://www.michigan.gov/egle/about/organization/materials-management/energy/rfps-loans/charge-up-michigan-program">ChargeUp Michigan</a> program; and Capital Area Transportation Authority. The chargers will be available for public use at the <a href="https://www.cata.org/About/Contact-CATA/Facilities/Multimodal-Gateway">Capital Area Multimodal Gateway</a> on Harrison Road this fall.</p><p>The addition of new electric vehicles on MSU’s campus adds to the growing list of sustainability efforts over the past several years designed to make campus greener. </p><p>In this conversation, I discuss the project and the future of electric vehicles with Adam Lawver, director of campus services in <a href="https://ipf.msu.edu">Infrastructure Planning and Facilities</a> at MSU; Jeff Myrom, director of electric vehicle customer products for Consumers Energy; and Brad Funkhouser, chief executive officer for the Capital Area Transportation Authority.</p><p><strong>Conversation highlights</strong>:</p><p>(4:50) - “We've been a partner with Michigan State University for pushing 20 years now. And recently there's been a big push in the region to look at zero emissions. And that's been a priority for both the university and CATA independently. We want to test this technology as it unfolds. There are a lot of agencies that are testing electric buses right now. We want to make sure that the battery life is adequate because ultimately what we're trying to do is pu