Overview of FAC116 Ride and Drive
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Join Us for a Ride and Drive Event! featuring Statewide Contract FAC116 Battery-Powered Landscaping Equipment
The Operational Services Division, working in conjunction with the Commonwealth’s Leading by Example Council, is hosting a Ride and Drive event on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, to showcase battery-powered landscaping equipment and electric utility vehicles offered through the FAC116 Landscaping Equipment Statewide Contract.
Following a short series of presentations on the benefits of using battery-electric landscaping equipment, buyers will have the opportunity to test available equipment and speak with FAC116 Statewide Contract Vendors.
Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Time: 11:15 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Drop-ins Welcome!
Location: MA DCR Division of Water Supply Protection 180 Beaman Street, West Boylston, MA 01583
Agenda
Landscaping and Non-Plated Vehicle Electrification Overview (11:15 a.m. - 12:00 noon)
• Reasons to target electrification - environmental, health, and financial benefits
• Leveraging Statewide Contract resources
• User experience testimonies
• Battery-electric landscaping equipment utilized
• Uses for electric utility vehicles
• Transition experience and lessons learned
• How organizations benefit
Ride and Drive (12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.)
• Test battery-electric equipment offered through Statewide Contract FAC116
• Speak with FAC116 vendors
• Engage with presenters
Buyers may attend the full event or drop in for the Ride and Drive component. We hope you will join us! RESERVE a spot at the event. Refer questions to OSD-Events@mass.gov.