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Michigan State University has acquired a fleet of 40 new electric vehicles. The new fleet is part of a transition toward greener transportation at the campus.
The shift to electric vehicles will help the university reach climate neutrality by 2050 and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% of its 2010 baseline, MSU Spokesperson Dan Olsen said. The total cost of the 40 newly arrived EVs is around $1.7 million according to Olsen. He adds the university plans to purchase more vehicles when the price of electric vehicles decreases. The new vehicles will be a mix of sedans, minivans and light-duty pickup trucks.
To support the transition, the university increased the number of non-public use charging stations to 50. MSU is also adding two fast rapid charging stations at the CATA Multimodal Gateway for public use by the end of the year.
