Oak Park’s village board approved deals this week to purchase a new electric semi-truck for the public works department and six hybrid police interceptor SUVs for the police department. The village purchased the Peterbilt electric semi-truck from the JX Truck Center in Bolingbrook, with the vehicle valued at $397,591, according to the village. The village intends to use the fully electric semi-truck for work in areas with poor air quality levels, according to the village. “This electric semi-truck will primarily drive on routes in EPA-designated non-attainment areas for air quality,” village staff wrote in documents supporting the contract. The hybrid model vehicles offer significant fuel efficiency benefits compared to traditional police utility vehicles, according to the village.