Green Fleet Strategy
The City of Vaughan is accelerating its commitment to environmental sustainability with a new Green Fleet Strategy, aiming to reduce the corporate fleet’s greenhouse gas emissions by 26 per cent by 2036.
City vehicles are an essential component of delivering programs and services, such as park maintenance, winter operations, and by-law management, to name a few. By transitioning the corporate fleet to greener alternatives, Vaughan is working toward local climate targets while supporting broader provincial and national sustainability efforts.
The Green Fleet Strategy has five strategic pillars:
- Fleet modernization: Vaughan’s corporate fleet will be transformed through the integration of low- and zero-emission vehicles, setting the stage for long-term operational resilience, technological innovation and enhanced Service Excellence.
- Charging infrastructure and green energy readiness: To successfully transition the fleet, the City will introduce battery electric vehicle charging infrastructure and alignment with long-term energy strategies.
- Fleet efficiency and performance optimization: Improving how fleet assets are used is essential to maximizing environmental benefits and operational value. This pillar focuses on efficiency in day-to-day operations through technologies and practices that reduce fuel consumption, eliminate waste and strengthen accountability.
- Governance-driven policy and procurement: Long-term sustainability requires us to incorporate green thinking into the City’s decision-making. This pillar establishes governance, policy and procurement systems that ensure every fleet investment is fiscally responsible and aligned with climate commitments.
- Innovation, partnerships and engagement: Canada’s federal net-zero mandate commits to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Achieving net-zero fleet operations will require internal readiness, external collaboration and adaptive learning. This pillar accelerates the adoption of emerging technologies, deepens strategic partnerships and builds staff capacity to operate in a green fleet environment.
Electric vehicles offer more than just environmental benefits. They also lower operating and maintenance costs, as well as improve energy efficiency.