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An electrifying opportunity:Winona investigates replacing gas-powered city vehicles with electric alternatives... Page 3 of 5 <br /> the city. <br /> According to Howard, electric vehicles have the potential not only to make <br /> Winona more sustainable by cutting energy consumption,but they could save <br /> the city a considerable amount of money in fuel and maintenance costs. <br /> "They are much more energy efficient," he said. "Maintenance on electric <br /> vehicles is a lot easier. <br /> "It tends to save money in the long term." <br /> Winona isn't the first community to participate in the study. <br /> Earlier this year the Elk River City Council voted to lease a Mitsubishi <br /> Outlander Hybrid and purchase a Chevrolet Bolt electric car for the municipal <br /> utility after receiving the results of a FleetCarma study conducted on 20 sedans, <br /> SUVs and trucks. <br /> According to Tom Sagstetter, the conservation and key accounts manager for <br /> Elk River Municipal Utility, the study provided them the information they <br /> needed to make an educated decision. <br /> "Elk River is known as energy city, so we try to be on the leading edge of new <br /> technology, but we also want to make sure we are spending money wisely,"he <br /> said. <br /> According to the results of the study, Sagstetter said, 85 percent of the time <br /> vehicles were driven fewer than 50 miles and no more than 100 miles in a day. <br /> That's well within the range of electric vehicles available today. <br /> Sagstetter said it was ultimately the cost savings that lead to the decision to <br /> purchase one vehicle and lease the other. <br /> https://www.winonadailynews.cam/news/locaUan-electrifyin# portunity-Winona-investigates-replacing-gas-po... 7/3/2018 <br />