Maine Fleets Using EVs
City of Portland
Location: Portland
Fleet Type: Heavy-duty, municipal
Portland deployed Maine’s first electric refuse truck, nicknamed “Optimus Grime,” alongside multiple passenger EVs and several electric pickups.
BSOOB Transit
Location: Biddeford, Saco, and Old Orchard Beach
Fleet Type: Heavy-duty, transit
The regional transit agency runs 2 battery-electric buses alongside its diesel and hybrid fleet, with 2 more on order for 2027.
Bowdoin College
Location: Brunswick
Fleet Type: Light duty, college
Bowdoin has added 13 battery-electric vehicles, about 18% of its 73-vehicle campus fleet, funded partly through renewable energy credit sales.
City of Bangor
Location: Bangor
Fleet Type: Light-duty and heavy-duty, municipal
Bangor operates 9 electric vehicles and 35 hybrids across city departments, and is planning a transition to electric buses for its Community Connector transit system.
Maine Central Fleet Management
Location: Agusta
Fleet Type: Light-duty, state government
The state’s central fleet includes 36 battery-electric and 31 plug-in hybrid vehicles, part of 176 electrified vehicles serving agencies statewide.
Mount Desert Island Regional School System
Location: Mount Desert Island
Fleet Type: Medium-duty, school buses
MDIRSS operates 3 electric school buses, including the first electric school bus in Maine.
ReVision Energy
Location: South Portland & Montville
Fleet Type: Light-duty, utility installer
Eleven of ReVision’s 85-vehicle Maine fleet is electric, including six F-150 Lightnings that crews use to power job sites while installing customers’ EV chargers.
Sundog Solar
Location: Searsport
Fleet Type: Light- and medium-duty, utility installer
Sundog runs a Chevy Bolt and 2 electric Class 4 work trucks, powered in part by its own solar, battery storage, and public fast chargers.
Town of Yarmouth
Location: Yarmouth
Fleet Type: Light-duty, municipal
Yarmouth operates 3 battery-electric vehicles and 6 hybrid police cruisers as it works to phase out fossil-fuel vehicle purchases by 2030.
Versant Power
Location: Bangor and Presque Isle
Fleet Type: Light-duty, utility
Versant runs 29 EVs, about 10% of its fleet, including long-range Silverado EV trucks that cover its rural northern Maine service territory.
