Addition Of Electric Vehicles To City Fleet Helps Push 'Savannah Forward'

Transportation — trucks, trains, planes and automobiles — is a
major source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. Electric
vehicles offer a less polluting alternative. That, and reduced fuel
costs are strong selling points. Limited battery range is not. But
shorter distances, and those savings, work for many local
governments. Last month, Savannah added two new electric cars to
its city fleet. Nick Deffley is the director of Savannah's Office
of Sustainability. He joined On Second Thought from GPB's studio in
Savannah to talk about how the city began its transition to
electric vehicles.