Reedsburg uses NEV utility for electric meter reading--saves money

The white NEV electric powered vehicle shown below is from the Reedsburg Utility Commission and replaces the gas powered trucks they used for meter reading. In a letter to Columbia Par-Car at 1115 Commercial Ave, Reedsburg, Wi 53959, Jerry Dorow of Reedsburg Utility Commission says:

"Over a period of 5 days the NEV traveled an average of 24 miles per day, used under normal operating conditions, and consumed about 6.35 KWH per day. A brief summary of what we've discovered thus far---an average cost to "fill" the tank (charge batteries) to replace the 6.35 KWH used is about $0.51 ($.079 KWH) equal to an operating cost per mile of $0.02. Comparing these costs to our previous mode of transportation, a Dodge Dakota pick-up Truck, over a 5 day monitoring period the cost to fuel the Dodge truk was $23.47( gas at $3.00) per gallon) equal to an average cost of $0.20 per mile.

As you can see from our results we are saving a significant amount of money ($.18 per mile) by driving the NEV instead of the Dodge Truck. We are very pleased with our purchase of the Columbia NEV and look forward to the future saving it will bring by continuing to make it our main mode of transportation for our Meter Reader position. "