Electric Vehicles and EV Infrastructure Municipal Electric Power Association Alleyn Harned Virginia Clean Cities May 26, 2011 Clean Cities / 1
The Opportunity of EVs Those communities who actively prepare for plug-in vehicles will benefit sooner environmentally and can see stronger economic development in electric and automotive sector Infrastructure will facilitate vehicle purchases, reduce anxiety These vehicle options may benefit consumers VA is a coal and cheap energy state, not an oil state Explain Virginia Clean Cities Describe Electric Vehicles Discuss laws Illustrate municipal actions and EV activities Clean Cities / 2
Impact and imports Oil Imports: 60% - Last year 3,000 times more oil from Libya than from VA April 2011 Nearly $1 million dollars exported every minute 344 million barrels of imported oil (in the month) Clean Cities / 3
Clean Cities: About the Program Clean Cities Mission: To advance the energy, economic, and environmental security of the U.S. by supporting local decisions to adopt practices that contribute to the reduction of petroleum consumption in the transportation sector. Established in 1993 in response to the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 1992 Companion program to the EPACT mandates requiring certain fleets to acquire AFVs (Federal, State, and Fuel provider fleets) Focus on Deployment (next steps after R&D is completed) Celebrated 15 Year Anniversary in 2009 Established network including Virginia Clean Cities (state), and Greater Washington Clean Cities (COG localities) Clean Cities / 4
Clean Cities: Top Accomplishments Displaced 3 Billion Gallons of Petroleum Nearly 3 billion GGE displaced by coalitions since 1993 15 million GGE in 1994, 412 million GGE last year 700,000 new Alternate Fuel Vehicles on the road Nearly 7000 alternative fueling stations (CC helped build >70% of them) On Track to displace 2.5 billion gallons annually by 2020 Propane Vehicle Conversions Clean Cities / 5
Virginia Clean Cities Snapshot Virginia Clean Cities established 1996 (originally Hampton Roads) 501(c)3 not-for-profit, covers entire state James Madison University partnership 2009 JMU s Institute for Energy and Environmental Sustainability Managing 10 Projects $24 million, $11 million Federal Last grant requested - $2m from EPA for statewide diesel engine retrofits Last grant awarded - $22,000 from Soy Checkoff for biodiesel education Strategies: Partner with States & Local Organizations, Public and Private fleets Provide Outreach, Education, & Information Resources Facilitate Infrastructure Development Provide Technical & Financial Assistance Clean Cities / 6
Clean Cities: What s Included? Technology Portfolio: Alternative (non-petroleum) Fuels & Vehicles Biodiesel, Ethanol, Hydrogen, Electric, Propane, Natural Gas Advanced Vehicles (e.g., HEVs, PHEVs) Vehicles and Driver Choices that Increase Fuel Economy Idle Reduction 2010 Coalition Activity 7 million gasoline gallon displacement 40,000 tons of GHG reduction Virginia s Growing Alt Fuel Fleets +123 Alt Fuel Stations +80 fleets with Alt Fuel Vehicles +11,500 Alt Fuel Fleet Vehicles Clean Cities / 7
Hybrid Vehicles Hybrid Electric Vehicles, 1020 in VA fleets Has gasoline engine and electric boost motor Special brakes capture energy, reused in electric motor for high miles per gallon Sips gasoline, cheaper trips to the station Driver feedback display, popular fleet vehicles Clean Cities / 8
Plug-in Hybrids / Range Extension Range Extended electric, and Plug-In Hybrid Electric vehicles powered initially by electric motor Secondary power (when batteries run out) provided by gas engine or gas powered generator Plug in Hybrid conversions available by VA companies Many manufacturers working on new cars More public charging anticipated for PHEV than EV Clean Cities / 9
Chevrolet Volt Clean Cities / 10
Electric Vehicles Electric Vehicles, 91 vehicles, 7 public stations Vehicles powered by electric motors and batteries, recharged by grid Fueling at home, business, public Vehicle refueling load similar to two window AC units Yearly load similar to four LCD TVs or four desktop PC s Volt selling now in DC and NOVA, Focus launching in Richmond in 2012, Volt and Leaf available Q3 throughout VA Every Manufacturer working on EVs VCC facilitated initial statewide EV plan, addressing barriers associated with adopting electric vehicles, communication strategies, incentives, and permitting challenges www.virginiaev.org Clean Cities / 11
Nissan Leaf Clean Cities / 12
2012 Ford Focus EV Launching in VA Clean Cities / 13
Lower Fuel Cost will drive to consumer adoption Clean Cities / 14
Charging Mostly at home 80% home charging 7 public stations in VA now ~ Likely around 12 by June Must submit to NREL Alt Fuel Data Center or call me Various EVSE Vendors Various hosts incl. Util Clean Cities / 15
Electric Vehicle Chargers (EVSE) Clean Cities / 16
EVSE Variety Clean Cities / 17
Laws / Opportunities Federal (expires Dec 31, 2011) IRS 30% tax credit for fueling infrastructure to $30,000 Residential $1,000 infrastructure credit EV purchase $7,500, and conversion $4,000 credits Various programs like Clean Cities, Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality, Alt Transportation Parks, USDA EVSE Incentive Coulomb, Ecotality Free chargers within certain Northern VA localities (COG) Installation required at purchaser expense Federal Govt (GSA) purchasing 100+ EVs now, deploying in DC Clean Cities / 18
State Opportunities Retail Electric Vehicle Charging Retail sale is not considered Plug-in Electric Vehicle Charging rate incentive Alternative Fuels Job Creation Tax Credit $700/employee Utility opportunities Rapid permitting can lead to more EVSE Install and maintenance contracts Cost/revenue/funding partnership opportunities Solar and renewable connection Clean Cities / 19
Innovative Sales Car Charging Car Charging Group installs and maintains public electric car chargers at no cost to the host. The end user pays for the use of the machine. Charging units installed and maintained for free, and generate revenue for hosts. http://www.carcharging.com/ OpConnect Ad based model Flexible free system installed for free. Organization signs multi-year agreement for ad revenue based system. Maintenance and upkeep by OpConnect. System can meter parking. Clean Cities / 20
Actions Municipal Fleets Consider or support a clean fleet policy Fuel efficient purchase, or clean fuels and Evs Drive innovation: recognize economic impact find new markets Make clean fuel connections that match organization goals Join, learn, and take action Virginia Clean Cities can help Technical Resource Grant writing assistance Identify partnerships with private sector Special benefits for members, including support for industry Clean Cities / 21
Tools and Discussion Virginia EV State Tools Charger (EVSE) Vendor List http://www.advancedenergy.org/transportation/evse/ DOE Alt Fuel Data Center http://www.afdc.energy.gov/ Alleyn Harned Virginia Clean Cities (540) 568-8896 (804) 539-9425 cell aharned@hrccc.org Clean Cities / 22
I-64 W - New Kent http://www.virginiaev.org/ev-user-photos Clean Cities / 23
Hydrogen Hydrogen, 1 station, no fleet vehicles Hydrogen is a clean energy carrier that can be produced from a variety of sources Renewable energy storage Flexible use for combustion, or in fuel cells for fuel cells in industry, building, portable, and vehicle applications Zero emissions Vehicles begin retail sale in 2015 Honda, Toyota, GM, Kia etc VCC has upcoming workshops and webinars Videos with Motorweek on website Clean Cities / 24