Dallas Selects Ford Pro to Advance EV Charging Infrastructure

The city of Dallas has selected Ford’s commercial division, Ford Pro, to help move the city’s climate goals forward, aiming to improve air quality through electrifying the city’s vehicle fleet by 2040.

Ford Pro and Dallas entered a 10-year agreement to grow and manage EV charging infrastructure for the city’s fleet operations. As part of the agreement, the city of Dallas will install Ford Pro chargers at the city’s worksites and use Ford Pro smart charging software to customize and manage EV charging performance.

Ensuring Fleet Vehicles are Charged and Ready for Work

In 2020, the city of Dallas approved a Comprehensive Environmental & Climate Action Plan (CECAP) that includes efforts to reduce carbon emissions, in part by installing EV chargers throughout the city and adding light duty EVs to the city’s fleet of 5,400 vehicles.

“The city of Dallas is committed to a clean, safe, and healthy environment, and we’re making great strides in our efforts to reduce emissions and improve air quality,” said Dallas Mayor Eric L. Johnson. “This agreement with Ford Pro marks a significant milestone and will help our city avoid energy waste and save money on energy costs. We look forward to building upon our work with Ford Pro to further scale EV charging infrastructure and electrify our fleet operations to continue to serve our great city now and in the future.”

A Growing Public Sector Trend

Four million vehicles are operated by state and local governments in the U.S., according to 2022 data from the Federal Highway Administration. The Government Accountability Office reported that the U.S. government has called for most federal vehicle purchases to be zero-emission vehicles by 2035.

Ford Pro has also reported an increasing trend of state and local governments adding EVs to their fleets. Possible reasons for this shift may be driven by: 

• Fuel costs.
• Potentially lower operational costs provided by EVs.
• A match of good use cases for how municipal agencies use EVs. 

A One-Stop Shop for Solutions

Ford Pro's connected customer experience offers a suite of solutions including vehicles, charging, software, financing, and service for all commercial and government customers.

“EV adoption is on the rise with state and local government fleets, and we’re proud to provide smart charging software and hardware to help electrify one of the Lone Star State's biggest cities in one of America’s biggest metro areas,” said Ford Pro CEO Ted Cannis. “The impact software can have on EV charging can be substantial, helping public agencies like the city of Dallas not only manage charging infrastructure today, but help determine where chargers may be needed in the future.”