The State Press
ASU’s Police Department will put three electric vehicles into service as part of an effort to cut down on the expense using of gasoline powered vehicles. The department hopes to achieve significant savings without experiencing drawbacks in the performance of its public safety duties. Bhavik Bakshi, a professor in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, part of the Fulton Schools, also sees the benefit of reducing environmentally harmful greenhouse gas emissions by cutting down on gasoline use. Still, there will be challenges to ensure electric vehicles can eventually be recycled in ways that ensure they and their batteries don’t end up in landfills where they could be environmentally detrimental.
