DES Fleet Operations Training

DES Electric Vehicle Training

• Introduction • Overview and history of DES Fleet Operations and

Services we provide• Benefits of Electric vehicles• Nissan Leaf 101• Charging and route planning• The Future• Q&A’s

Vehicle User Training - Agenda

A focus on sustainability, efficient management

Enterprise Services manages the state Fleet Operations of more than 3,500 sedans, sport-utility vehicles, light trucks and vans. Hybrids account for more than half of the fleet and electric vehicles are being added during each quarterly purchase cycle

Fleet Operations provides vehicles for assigned agency use, has three daily rental sites, and provides maintenance for vehicles in Thurston County.

Fleet Operations

Why EV’s and PHEV? (Pg.5)

• Zero Emissions and reduced carbon footprint

• Low cost fuel source• Lower maintenance costs• Quiet Operation• Easy to drive and park

Benefits

Electric Vehicles 101

Double click to play video

Vehicle Type

• BEV = Battery Electric Vehicle• PHEV = Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle• ICE = Internal Combustion Engine

EVSE = Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment

• Level 1 = 110 volt household outlet• Level 2 = 240 volt outlet – Drier type outlet• Level 3 = 480 volt outlet – Industrial

Terminology

Charge Times (Pg.5)

EZ Charge Card

Charging Stations

• Length of your trip• Weather Conditions• Highway vs in town travel• Are charging stations available at your

destination?

Charging station locators• Plugshare www.plugshare.com• AFDC www.afdc.energy.gov

Route Planning

West Coast Electric Highway

• Green technologies– Battery Electric Vehicles (Nissan Leaf)– Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (Chevy Volt)– Hybrid Electric Vans– Biofuels

• Further reduce GHG and the carbon footprint of our fleet vehicles

The future of Fleet Operations

Questions?

A vehicle demonstration will be immediately after at the Capital Campus Fleet Operations Office

Thank You!!