Porter officials were excited in May 2023 that the town was approved for a federal grant to fund six electric-powered pickup trucks and the construction of at least two public charging stations.

But more than two years later, neither the promised Ford Lightning-150 pickup trucks nor charging stations have materialized.

It became a running joke at Porter Town Council meetings when Public Works Director James Spanier would give an update about the delayed delivery of the trucks. Then, he stopped talking about it.

“I’m not one to throw stones, but it’s not a smooth process from what we were told and how it came down,” Spanier said.

The federal grant would pay 80% of the cost of a Ford Lightning F-150, priced at $55,000 in 2023. That means Porter would have paid $66,000 for a fleet of six

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