b"2024 Electric And Hybrid Vehicles in EPE's FleetVehicle Make and Model Number Vehicle Power Sourceof VehiclesFord F-150 Lightning 20 ElectricityChevy Blazer 1 ElectricityToyota RAV4 Hybrid 1 UnleadedFord F-550 ePTO bucket truck 38 Diesel and ElectricityChevy Bolt 12 ElectricityLifts, Forklifts, and Off-Road Vehicles 9 ElectricityTotal 81Transportation Electrification PlansNew Mexico Transportation Electrification PlanEPE continues its drive toward a greener and more sustainable future with the approval of the latest Transportation Electrification Plan (TEP), for years 2024-2026. The latest plan was designed to expand the use of electric vehicles (EVs) by EPE customers through education and outreach program, various residential and commercial rebate programs as well as a turnkey EV charging infrastructure solutions. EPEs TEP launched on April 1, 2024, with a budget of $11.8 million. In 2024, this plan allowed EPE to launch its first residential managed charging program, shifting a portion of EV load to off-peak or low-carbon hours and to install EV charging at several multi-unit dwelling complexes to ensure equitable access to charging infrastructure for EPE customers. EPE also organized several Ride and Drive events in Las Cruces where customers had an opportunity to test drive a variety of EVs and learned more about EV ownership experience and available federal, state and EPE incentives.Texas EV Ready Pilot ProgramsThe Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) approved EPEs Texas EV-Ready Pilot Program and Tariffs, which will help EPE evaluate customers responsiveness to special time-of-use rate options and managed charging programs to ensure EV loads are efficiently integrated with the electric grid. Furthermore, EPE will be offering new make-ready infrastructure programs and turnkey solutions to its commercial customers to help expand public EV charging infrastructure in our region. EV Grants Awarded for EPEs Service TerritoryEPE continues to be engaged with its customers and local stakeholders in a pursuit of federal and state funding opportunities. As a result of those efforts, several electrification grants were secured by customers in EPEs service territory.32"