Maryland Department of General Services

Integrating Electric Vehicles into Maryland’s State Fleet

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Planning in Progress

by Joseph Consoli, Administrator, State Fleet and Travel Management Services, Department of Budget and Management (DBM), with Kristen E. Humphrey, MLA, Local Assistance and Training Planner

Figure 1 – Opening ceremony at new EV charging station in Baltimore County, 2021. L-R, Secretary Ellington Churchill (DGS); Governor Larry Hogan; Treasurer (Ret.) Nancy Kopp; BGE Senior Vice President, Alexander G. Nunez.

As the State of Maryland moves toward a greener environmental footprint, the issue of reducing the use of carbon-based fuels to power the state’s fleet of approximately 9,000 vehicles has grown in importance.

To help chart our course, we (Department of Budget and Management (DBM) State Fleet and Management Services division) contacted colleagues from across the country who have been tasked with accomplishing the same goal. These conversations led to identifying a few common “choke points” in electric vehicle (EV) integration.

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