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CLK-Pamela Aguilar From: Carolyn Chaney <cchaney@sfsu.edu> Sent: Friday, May 3, 2019 10:33 PM To: GRP -City Council Subject: Re: [Fossil FreeMidpen] Buying fossil fuel pickups This e-mail is from an external source. Please do not open attachments or click links from an unknown or suspicious origin. 05rfr2l I am writing with regard to Council's plan for our city to buy two new Ford trucks in the coming year. I hope that you will consider postponing this purchase for a year or two. Did you know that Ford, a progressive auto manufacturer, has invested heavily in electric vehicle technology and plans to produce an all -electric F-150 in the next few years, possibly as soon as 2020? It would be a shame for Redwood City to buy two new gas -guzzlers when our Climate Action Plan demands steady movement toward zero carbo emissions. Let's get along with what we have for now and let Ford know that we are eagerly awaiting the debut of all -electric F -150s. Regards, Carolyn Chaney <ccha nev(cD sfs u.ed u> "Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" Mary Oliver On May 3, 2019, at 8:16 PM,'Carol Cross' via Fossil Free Midpeninsula <fossil-free- midpeninsula@ o? oglegroups.com> wrote: Hello, council members. I notice that one of the agenda items for this coming Monday is a request to purchase two F150 pickup trucks. I'm respectfully asking you to postpone that decision and instead have your staff research the possibility of buying electric pickups instead. Purchasing fossil fuel pickups at this point is counter to goals of the climate Action Plan, with its proposal to get to net -zero carbons emissions as quickly as possible. As I'm sure you're all aware, achieving that goal is going to necessitate changing from "business as usual" to creative, bold thinking. Redwood city is proving to be a leader in carbon reduction - let's keep it that way!