Des Moines, IA: City Fleet EV Deployment in Cold Weather
Moe Khatib2023-03-30T12:20:29-04:00A case study of EV deployment in Des Moines, Iowa's cold climate.
Consumer Interest and Knowledge of EVs: 2020 Survey Results
Conner Smith2020-12-23T11:42:37-05:00The purpose of this survey was to better understand Americans' familiarity with and attitudes toward EVs, including what they see as incentives and barriers to owning them.
The Missing Piece on Meeting Transportation Electrification Goals: Utility Education and Outreach Programs
Conner Smith2020-12-23T11:31:52-05:00This paper examines the current state of E&O in transportation electrification and lays the foundation for why utility investment in E&O is the missing piece to achieving goals for widespread TE in a state or region.
REV UP: A Nationwide Study of the Electric Vehicle Shopping Experience
Conner Smith2019-11-14T08:26:51-05:00This report presents the findings of the Sierra Club's recent nationwide investigation into the shopping experience for consumer EVs. The report results show that 74 percent of auto dealerships surveyed do not have a single EV on their lot for sale and that consumers were still not being given important information about charging, battery range, and financial incentives.
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.
Exploring the Role of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles in Electrifying Passenger Transportation
Conner Smith2019-08-27T15:23:37-04:00Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) remain an important technology in the electrification of passenger transportation as both a transitional and an enabling technology that can accelerate EV adoption. This policy brief explores the current conditions of the PHEV market and the role this technology can play in the move towards higher levels of EV adoption.
GoEVCity Colorado A local policy toolkit for electric transportation
2018-12-11T16:04:41-05:00The GoEVCity Policy Toolkit is a catalog of local policies, strategies, and programs designed to advance the transition to EVs in Colorado communities....
Seattle Electric Vehicle Outreach and Engagement Campaign
2018-12-11T16:00:18-05:00This project carried out a clean mobility outreach and awareness campaign in underserved communities in the Greater Seattle region. ECOSS supported the projec engaging with members of Latino/a, Somali...
Community-based assessment of Smart Transporation needs in the City of Portland
2018-12-11T16:00:15-05:00Forth and Portland State University's (PSU) National Institute for Transportation and Communities funded a collaborative research project between OPAL and PSU to carry out a community-based needs asse...
Expanding the electric vehicle market in U.S. cities
2018-12-11T15:58:10-05:00Assesses the U.S. electric vehicle market and the factors that are driving it. Catalogues electric vehicle promotion activities. Identifies best practice policies in the 50 most populous U.S. metropol...