Michigan Governor Orders All Vehicles in Fleet to Be Fully Electric

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has ordered all government vehicles—including heavy-duty—to transition to fully electric.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sits in a vehicle during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, on Jan. 15, 2019. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook//File Photo

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed an executive directive ordering the entire state fleet of government vehicles to be zero-emission, or fully electric.

Under Ms. Whitmer’s executive directive, signed on Dec. 5, all light-duty vehicles in the state fleet must be zero-emission electric vehicles by 2033.