Running out to buy an electric or zero-emission vehicle? Many linen, uniform and facility services businesses are adding electric or zero-emission vehicles to their fleets, particularly those in California and other states with pending requirements for phasing out gasoline and diesel trucks.

The good news is that the market has responded with cargo vans, chassis cab models, semi-trucks—almost every commercial vehicle has an electric option. The challenge for laundry operators is to ensure that this transition to electric or zero-emission fleets is economically feasible. That, in turn, could hinge on the availability of companies—particularly independents—to access government funding to help ...