City of Brookhaven awarded the EV Association’s 2023 City of the Year Award
Brookhaven, GA, Feb. 01, 2024 – The City of Brookhaven has been awarded the EV Association’s 2023 City of the Year Award.
The Electric Vehicle Association (EVA) is the leading volunteer organization in North America that educates and advocates for the rapid adoption of electric vehicles. On Jan. 27, Brookhaven was recognized as the 2023 City of the Year for their initiatives that encouraged the adoption of electric vehicles throughout the city.
“In 2016, the City did not have any EV charging stations. Now we have them all over the place. They are in our parks, our public safety buildings, and even City Hall,” said former Mayor John Ernst, who accepted the award on the City’s behalf.
Brookhaven has more electric vehicles registered per capita than any city in Georgia. With 19 free chargers located throughout the city, Brookhaven has continued its efforts as a part of its Sustainable Brookhaven initiative. That includes tracking the usage of the public chargers and how each charging session benefits the environment, even calculating how many trees are saved in the process.
In 2023, funding was budgeted to purchase 15 hybrid or electric within the Police Department, 2 hybrid or electric vehicles within the Community Development Department, 1 electric car within the City Manager’s Office, and 1 electric pick-up truck within the Parks and Recreation Department.
In 2019, the City passed an ordinance requiring that all commercial developments and multi-family housing complexes must provide EV chargers, while any new single-family homes must have wiring installed to accommodate EVs.
The City of Brookhaven continues to provide services for its residents to encourage the usage of EVs as part of the Sustainable Brookhaven framework.
To find out more about Brookhaven’s sustainability and energy efficiency efforts, visit Sustainable Brookhaven | Brookhaven Georgia (BrookhavenGA.gov) or contact Patrice Ruffin Dowdell at Patrice.Ruffin@BrookhavenGA.gov .
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