Progress, Challenges & New Opportunities

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Washington’s West Coast Electric Highway Network

Jeff DoyleDirector, Public/Private PartnershipsWSDOT

EV Roadmap 6July 30, 2013Portland, Oregon

Washington’s Electric Highways:Infrastructure Deployment

EV charging network: 12 public charging locations in

critical recharge zones outside of The EV project to

make DC fast charging available every 35 to 50 miles.

Charging equipment: Both AeroVironment DC fast

charger (CHAdeMO) and Level 2 EVSE (J1772) at each

location.

Locations: Private retail locations such as shopping

malls, restaurants, and fueling stations. Plus, two

“gateway” safety rest areas along I-5.

Completed: November, 2012.

Funding: $1.6 million grant through the Washington

State Department of Commerce, State Energy Program,

with U.S. Department of Energy Recovery Act funds.

Measuring Project Outcomes

Hwy # of Sessions Pop. A.D.T. Q3 2012 Q4 20122012 Total

Q1 2013 Q2 2013 2013 Total12-month

total2013 vs 2012

I-5 North-South

Bellingham 81,000 57,700 156 180 336 240 303 543 912 38%

Burlington 8,400 70,400 271 243 514 145 300 445 1173 -16%Tumwater/

47,000 101,000 214 327 541 309 135 444 1391 -22%+Olympia

Centralia 16,400 72,500 154 208 362 172 229 401 896 10%

Castle Rock 2,100 44,600 61 78 139 81 144 225 359 38%

Ridgefield 4,800 79,000 115 104 219 70 155 225 508 3%

US 2 Stevens Pass

Sultan 4,700 18,500 76 31 107 49 133 182 263 41%

Skykomish 200 6,000 100 32 132 35 70 105 299 -26%

Leavenworth 2,000 11,000 66 19 85 13 68 81 183 -5%

Wenatchee 30,200 35,600 13 17 30 10 28 38 70 21%

I-90 Snoq. PassSnoqualmie

Pass300 28,900 0 5 5 20 33 53 30 91%

Cle Elum 2,400 25,500 0 8 8 9 10 19 25 58%

Total 1226 1252 2478 1148 1608 2756 3,693 10.09%

Use of the DC Fast Charge Stations Continues to Grow:

Electric vehicles registered in WashingtonAs of July 2013

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Map includes Electric Vehicles (EVs) produced by major automakers since about 2011. It does not include cars that were converted to EVs by their owners, neighborhood EVs or EV models from the 1990’s that are still registered in Washington. WSDOT created this map based on data provided by the Washington State Department of Licensing.

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The EV ProjectECOtality $20M in U.S. DOE funds to install Blink charging infrastructure in Puget Sound, ~1,000 public and fleet charging stations,~1,000 home charging stations, 20+ DC fast-chargers

ChargePoint AmericaAwarded $37m to install 5,000 charging stations in 37 regions, including eastern King County (Bellevue/Redmond).

Clean CitiesWestern Washington Clean Cities Coalition awarded $15m to install charging stations & buy fleet vehicles.

Cities and CountiesEnergy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants to purchase charging stations and fleet vehicles.

King County MetroPoolKing County Metro’s 100% electric vanpool and vanshare commuting program for large employers.

Regional collaboration for strategic EVSE deployment and decision making

• How will the next EV charging networks be deployed without grant funding?

• What can be done to ensure completion of The EV Project DC Fast-Charging network?

• Who will lead future EV charging infrastructure deployment efforts?

• How can both the CHAdeMO and SAE’s Combo plug be deployed and supported?

• What are the performance measures for the effectiveness of public-access charging networks?

• …And many, many other issues.

Challenges & EmergentIssues

EV drivers in Washington pay $210 per year in transportation taxes … …plus an annual $100 BEV fee

Two Upcoming EVInitiatives in Washington

$ 478

$ 371

$ 210

$ 100

Avg. Sedan(24 mpg)

Avg. Hybrid(40 mpg)

100% Battery Electric

x 3,000 = $300,000 per year

Proceeds from $100 EV fee reinvested in public-access charging network, consistent with other transportation mitigation investments

(Proposed) Washington EVInfrastructure Bank

$ 478

$ 371

$ 210

8,218

12,778

3,658

17,338

FY 2013 – FY 2016

35,578 BEVs(10-year total)

$100 paid annually (156,944 renewals)

x

= $15.9 million

• Loans• Loan guarantees• Financial incentives• Limited grants

Proposed limited-duration: 10 years or until BEVs reach 0.5% of state’s passenger vehicle fleet

Experiment: Can public agencies earn sufficient revenue from after-hour EV rental fees to cover the incremental cost of buying an EV?

Public Fleet EV Car-sharePilot Project

Goals: • Test the business case for shared-use agency vehicles• Generate enough revenue to cover higher cost of adding EVs to fleet• Actively promote EVs to nearby communities – perfect opportunity to test

EVs in a real-life setting!

Potential Partners: • WSDOT, plus two or three other municipal fleets (cities, counties)• Innovative private companies to manage the fleet (e.g., Getaround)• Communities with basic network of public charging stations

New Opportunities: expanding the charging network and fostering EV innovation

Washington Governor Jay Inslee Proposed Clean Energy Investments

•Extend EV fast charging network in Washington to expand consumer confidence for using electric vehicles

•Leverage Washington’s clean, low-cost hydropower and wind resources in the move to vehicle electrification with state procurement of electric vehicles.

•Appointed Lynn Peterson as Secretary of Washington's Department of Transportation (former Sustainable Communities and Transportation Advisor to Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber).

For more information, contact:

Jeff DoyleDirectorPublic/Private PartnershipsWashington State Department of

Transportation(360) 705-7039DoyleJ@wsdot.wa.gov

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