Grants to WAPA and Energy Office to Purchase Electric Vehicles is Beginning of Move Toward Cost-Efficiency and Protecting Environment, Bryan Says

Governor Albert Bryan on Wednesday applauded the $2.15 million in grants awarded by the Department of Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) to the government of the Virgin Islands and the V.I. Water and Power Authority to advance their efforts toward electrifying their vehicle fleets, stating that the funds mark the beginning of the “Government Operations Fleet Efficiency & Electrification Transformation,” or GO FLEET. According to Gov't House, Mr. Bryan said GO Fleet is part of his administration's "overarching initiatives toward alternative energy, cost-efficiency in government and protecting the environment." OIA awarded $1.15 million to the GVI, which already has purchased a new Nissan Leaf electric car for the Office of the Governor in each district, and $1 million for WAPA, which said it will use to begin developing hybrid and electric fleet vehicles that include bucket and pick-up trucks as well as associated vehicles used to regularly maintain the territory’s electric gr...