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Tom Bates

Tom Bates was sworn in as Mayor of Berkeley in December 2002 and was re-elected in 2006 and again in 2008.

Using Electric Vehicles to Create a Sustainable City of Berkeley

Editor’s Note: This is Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates’ first post for Gas 2.0. Mayor Bates is the latest to join The Great Electric Vehicle Race.

Last month, our city council adopted Berkeley’s bold Climate Action Plan.  This plan calls for systemic action, by all Berkeley residents and agencies to reduce our city’s greenhouse gas (GHG) consumption by 80% below 2000 levels by the year 2050, and the investment in electric vehicle infrastructure will be a key method for achieving these larger goals.

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