electric vehicles: opportunities and resources
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Electric Vehicles: Opportunities and Resources2018 CERTs ConferenceMarch 29, 2018
Our Mission
“Transforming the energy system to benefit the economy and environment”
Opportunities & Resources OverviewDrive Electric Minnesota
Cities Charging Ahead
Minnesota Fleet Challenge
Volkswagen Settlement
Achieving our Vision
History of Drive Electric MN
What Drive Electric MN is Doing Now
Cities Charging AheadLed by Diana McKeown, MetroCERT Director◦ Partnership between CERTs/GPI
Activities◦ Meetings: educational webinars & in-person meetings◦ Joint action: fleet analysis, adding EVs to purchasing plans, installing charging infrastructure◦ Communications: blog posts, case studies◦ Tools/resources/guides: EV decision tree, FAQ, EV calculator
Cities InvolvedAlbert Lea
Blackduck
Bloomington
Burnsville
Coon Rapids
Eagan
Edina
Elk River
Falcon Heights
Faribault
Fridley
Hastings
Inver Grove Heights
Maplewood
Marine on St. Croix
Morris
Red Wing
Richfield
Rochester
St. Louis Park
Warren
White Bear Lake
Winona
Woodbury
Minnesota Fleet Challenge (In Progress)
Volkswagen Settlement Funding Opportunity for Electrified TransportationMinnesota Pollution Control Agency draft plan ($47 million)• School bus replacements: 20%
• Settlement category: School buses
• Heavy-duty on-road vehicles: 35%• Settlement category: Transit buses, class 4-8 trucks
• Heavy-duty off-road vehicles: 15%◦ Settlement category: Switcher locomotives, ferries, tugs, forklifts, port cargo handling equipment, ocean-going vessel shore power,
Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA)
• Heavy-duty electric vehicles: 15%• Settlement category: School buses, transit buses, trucks, airport ground support equipment
• Electric vehicle charging stations: 15%• Settlement category: Zero-emission vehicle infrastructure
Geographic: 60%/40% Twin Cities Metro/non-Metro
Capitalizing on the VW Settlement to Build out InfrastructureFour 50 kW charging stations are installed along the Phase 1 corridor along I-35 in Duluth, Sturgeon Lake, Pine City, and Forest Lake
Additional 50 kW charging stations will be installed in St. Cloud, Fergus Falls, Moorehead, and Alexandria along I-94 by the end of 2018
The MPCA draft plan allows for 15% of the funding to be directed toward charging stations, with 90% directed toward DCFC
Resourceswww.driveelectricmn.org
Facebook and Twitter: @DriveElectricMN
Contact information
Brendan Jordan
Vice President, Great Plains Institute
(612) 278-7152
bjordan@gpisd.net
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