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National Clean Fleets Partner: Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Photo of a plug-in hybrid electric pick-up truck.

With more than 3,100 on-road alternative fuel and high-efficiency vehicles, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) operates one of the greenest utility fleets in the nation. Since 1995, PG&E's alternative fuel fleet has displaced nearly 7 million gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel and helped prevent more than 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere. In 2007, PG&E was the first utility to demonstrate the ability of electric vehicles to supply homes and businesses with power.

Fast Facts

  • Joined the National Clean Fleets Partnership: March 2012
  • Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
  • Operations: A 70,000-square-mile service area in northern and central California
  • Strategies and Technologies: Natural gas, hybrid electric vehicles, electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, biodiesel

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Jan. 10, 2012

PG&E joins VIA Motors in unveiling first extended-range electric truck at Auto Show in Detroit

DETROIT, Mich. – Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today joined VIA Motors in unveiling the first extended-range electric pickup truck for utilities, featuring an innovative technology that, in addition to providing highly efficient mileage, has the potential to provide mobile, on-site power to help manage electrical outages.

The Northern and Central California electric and gas utility partnered with VIA Motors in 2008 to develop the trucks, called eREVs or extended-range electric vehicles. PG&E already owns two of the trucks.

"This truck has the potential to significantly transform the way we manage electrical outages for our customers," said PG&E Corporation's Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs Greg Pruett. He was joined at today's news conference at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit by VIA Motors Board of Directors Member Bob Lutz and VIA Motors CEO and Co-founder Kraig Higginson. "PG&E looks forward to continuing its work with VIA Motors as we build upon the greenest utility fleet in the country," Pruett added.

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