Expanding Equitable Access to Electric Vehicle Mobility
Moe Khatib2022-06-24T09:20:26-04:00Examples of state governments in the U.S. pursuing equity-centered EV initiatives in LMI communities.
AchiEVe: Model Policies to Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption
Conner Smith2020-08-24T20:04:36-04:00This toolkit is designed to provide public officials and advocates with model EV policies that accelerate the switch to clean vehicles in an effective, sustainable, and equitable way.
EV Infrastructure Building Codes: Adoption Toolkit
Conner Smith2020-07-30T14:02:47-04:00Once mandatory EV requirements are set in local code, the charging infrastructure automatically spreads throughout the community as neighborhoods grow and evolve, bringing down the cost of charger installations and allowing public and private investments to stretch further over a greater number of new EV charging stations.
West Coast Clean Transit Corridor Initiative Study
Conner Smith2020-06-18T15:08:39-04:00Electric utilities in three West Coast states have announced the results of a study that could lead to significant reductions of pollution from freight transportation up and down the Pacific Coast and create jobs in an economy hit hard by the novel coronavirus.
Roadmap for Electric Transportation
Conner Smith2020-06-18T14:41:39-04:00This legislative kit includes policy guide providing legislators and their staff members an overview of electric vehicle issues and options. It also includes a review of model legislation and a fact sheet outlining the benefits of electric vehicle legislation and describes four areas where states can take action.
Electric Vehicle Charging Cord Guidance For Crossing The Public Right-Of-Way
Conner Smith2019-10-29T15:05:09-04:00This memo provides charging cord guidance for on-street Level 1 (110-120V) charging in single-family and multi-family zones in Seattle. SDOT continue to explore additional, longer term EV charging solutions for single-family, multi-family, and mixed use zones.
Preparing for an Electric Vehicle Future: How Utilities Can Succeed
Conner Smith2020-02-10T19:50:47-05:00Combining results from an industry survey with personal insights of utility industry experts, the paper delivers recommendations and best practices for improving how utilities should support, plan and deploy EV charging infrastructure.
Seattle City Light: Transportation Electrification Strategy
Conner Smith2019-10-09T14:38:16-04:00This report from Rocky Mountain institute and the electric utility Seattle City Light (SCL) studies the potential impacts of increasing EVs in Seattle and offers insights for electric utilities to develop strategic transportation electrification plans that ensure grid reliability. The report argues that utilities should partner with city agencies to support "aggressive electrification commitments" and to ensure they keep up with technological changes. SCL is working directly with the City of Seattle through the EV Shared Mobility project to ensure that efforts towards transportation electrification are aligned.
A Comprehensive Guide to Electric Vehicle Managed Charging
Conner Smith2020-02-10T19:40:03-05:00This comprehensive guide provides readers with a complete understanding of managed charging, its potential benefits, the current industry state, utility program requirements, how managed charging communication pathways relay signals, and define the vendor landscape to date.
L.A.’s Green New Deal: Sustainable City Plan 2019
Nick Nigro2019-06-13T09:26:51-04:00This report is the first four-year update to the 2015 pLAn. It augments, expands, and elaborates in even more detail L.A.’s vision for a sustainable future, including climate change policy. This report is also referred to as L.A.'s Green New Deal.