Electrifying Community Transportation

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Resources for Public Charging

Ensuring Reliability in Public EV Charging (PDF)

Veloz
This factsheet, published as part of the Veloz webinar series in spring 2022, provides information about a primary barrier related to charging infrastructure: public EV charger reliability. This topic is further defined by whether a charging station works and how well it works. Tips provided here address topics including what impacts reliability, networked vs. non-networked chargers, and how we can ensure charging reliability.

Energy/Building Codes

Planning for Electric Vehicles, Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington

Guidance in Complying with Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements (PDF)—Provided by the U.S. Dept. of Energy

Equity and Accessibility in Transportation Electrification

Equitable transportation electrification ensures that all communities, regardless of race, ethnicity, location, and income level, have increasing opportunities to access and benefit from e-mobility solutions. Advancing Transportation Electrification in Diverse Communities is a public policy toolkit that includes insights and recommendations identified by the EVHybridNoire team through extensive research in Black, LatinX, underserved and other diverse communities across the country.

Transportation Resource Guide for Seniors & Individuals with Disabilities

Transportation plays a crucial role in maintaining the independence and quality of life for seniors. As individuals age, driving may become more challenging or even impossible due to health issues or other limitations. Transportation options designed to meet the needs of older adults include public transit and paratransit. This article, Transportation Resource Guide for Seniors & Individuals with Disabilities, provides more details and links to additional resources.

Workforce Development

Fast Forward

Fleet Electrification: How Technical and Staff Roles Will Evolve (16 min.)

Fleet Forward editor Chris Brown looks at the new needs and considerations for fleet and maintenance technicians in the electrified environment. Al Curtis, director of fleet management for Cobb County, Georgia, answers questions about:

  • The technician’s role in the shift from ICE engines to EVs.
  • Training needed for today’s technicians.
  • How to work with outside maintenance shops and understanding the value of maintenance needs on EVs.
  • What other fleet systems and technology need to be evaluated in the transition to EVs.

Scaling Up the Transportation Electrification Workforce

Public fleet managers are setting ambitious targets to electrify their transportation systems, which is accelerating the need for a workforce with specialized training. This rapid shift to fleet electrification compounds pre-existing labor issues and creates new workforce challenges.

In 2021, WSU Energy Program staff set out to determine if our state’s workforce is prepared to meet Washington’s green transportation goals. Their research revealed a lack of information needed to anticipate changes in skills, occupations, and labor demands. Fresh research is needed. The Energy Program team’s insights may be useful in guiding new research efforts:

  • Recruit young people to consider alternate-fueled vehicle maintenance trades. Advanced skills are needed as people work on and around high voltages, electric drive trains, battery packs, and regenerative braking systems. Safety training is necessary. IT and network skills are increasingly critical because EVs have sophisticated on-board electronics that require system networking and knowledge of software and analytical tools.
  • Develop training and certification programs for charging station installation and maintenance trades. Charging station installation requires planning and site development, knowledge of working with high-voltage electrical systems, software deployment, and digital network setup. <\li>
  • Train customer service specialists who can address issues related to transportation electrification, and provide education and outreach to advance EV adoption.
  • Improve training and service response from EV and EVSE equipment manufacturers.
  • Identify federal and state policy opportunities to support TE workforce development.

Videos of EV Test Drives