HIGHLIGHTS REPORT WEST COAST November 28, ELECTRIC 2018, Richmond, B.C FLEETS WORKSHOP SESSIONS............................................................................................................. 8 Welcome & Opening remarks ..................................................................... 9 Charlotte Argue ...................................................................................................................... 9 Nick Clark ................................................................................................................................... 9 Session 1: Success Stories from Private Fleets ................................ 11 Dale Conway ........................................................................................................................... 11 Robert Safrata ....................................................................................................................... 11 Scott Mason ............................................................................................................................ 12 Amanda Chow ........................................................................................................................ 13 Session 2: Success Stories from Public Fleets .................................. 14 Amy Sidwell ............................................................................................................................ 14 Liz Ferris ................................................................................................................................... 15 Session 3: Vehicles and availability ....................................................... 16 Randy Holmquist ................................................................................................................. 16 Larry Smith.............................................................................................................................. 16 Colby Richardson ................................................................................................................. 17 Shaun Taylor .......................................................................................................................... 18 Daljit Bawa .............................................................................................................................. 18 Vehicle Display ................................................................................................ 19 Session 4: Infrastructure and installation considerations........... 21 Paul Lipkin ............................................................................................................................... 21 Colin Armstrong ................................................................................................................... 22 Table Breakout Session ............................................................................... 23 Exercise 1. Breaking down barriers ......................................................................... 24 Barrier 1: Vehicle Availability: ................................................................................ 24 Barrier 2: Vehicle Capability: ................................................................................... 25 Barrier 3: Vehicle Cost: ............................................................................................... 26 Barrier 4: Charging Infrastructure: ..................................................................... 26 Barrier 5: Lack of Information: .............................................................................. 27 Barrier 6: Policy Plans: ................................................................................................ 28 Exercise 2. Exploring Solutions .................................................................................. 29 Solution 1: Vehicle Availability: ............................................................................. 29 Solution 2: Vehicle Capability: ................................................................................ 30 Solution 3: Vehicle Cost:............................................................................................. 30 Solution 4: Charging Infrastructure: .................................................................. 30 Solution 5: Lack of Information:............................................................................ 31 Solution 6: Policy Plans: ............................................................................................. 31 Solutions Under “other” ............................................................................................. 32 Who Attended? ................................................................................................ 33 Attendee Evaluation Report ....................................................................... 34 2 Executive Summary BRIEF BACKGROUND ON WEST COAST ELECTRIC FLEETS West Coast Electric Fleets (WCEF) is an initiative of the Pacific Coast Collaborative (PCC), a joint initiative of California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia to accelerate a vibrant, low-carbon economy on the West Coast. A key element of the PCC plan is to “take actions to expand the use of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), aiming for more than 10 percent of new vehicle purchases in public and private fleets by 2020.” WCEF engages fleet partners from British Columbia, California, Oregon, and Washington State. Partners pledge to contribute to the goal of expanding the use of ZEVs by sharing challenges, needs, lessons, and resources. To join West Coast Electric Fleets pledge to incorporate ZEVs into your fleet by clicking here. B.C. WEST COAST ELECTRIC FLEETS WORKSHOP The B.C. West Coast Electric Fleets Workshop aimed to bring together representatives from public and private fleets, manufacturers, suppliers, and other stakeholders to explore and discuss challenges and opportunities related to expanding electrification of B.C. Fleets. 3 The West Coast Electric Fleets workshop was presented by the province’s Fleet Champions Program and planned and facilitated by Plug IN BC. There were over one hundred participants including representatives from local governments, public and private fleets and ZEV manufacturers, electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) installers, hydrogen infrastructure suppliers, environmental and sustainability coordinators. Sessions included: 1. success stories of ZEV adoption into fleets from both public and private B.C. fleets, 2. vehicles and availability from ZEV manufacturers, and 3. infrastructure and installation considerations. Several kinds of ZEVs were displayed as a part of the workshop, which included Mitsubishi FUSO eCanter, VeloMetro Veemo, Canadian Electric Vehicles, Might-E Truck, Volkswagen E-Golf, Tesla Model 3 and Model S, Toyota Prius Prime, Kia Soul EV, Nissan Leaf, and Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell EV. Finally, the workshop was wrapped up with high-energy roundtable discussions tackling barriers and challenges to ZEV adoption based on barrier themes like vehicle availability, vehicle capability, vehicle cost, charging and refueling infrastructure, lack of information/education, and the need for policies/plans. Key messages from the workshop are summarized below. KEY MESSAGES • Provincial ZEV standard will require 10% new light-duty vehicle sales by 2025, 30% by 2030, 100% by 2040. • Continued fleet support is important, including increased financial support (incentives) for installing EVSEs 4 • Preparation for fleet charging requires planning around several key points such as upgrading electrical supply, designating parking spots for employee and visitor charging, and providing the right mix of chargers. • Hydrogen Fuel Cell EVs have arrived in Canada and infrastructure has deployed to support their adoption with more planned. Barriers • Lack of charging infrastructure is a significant barrier, which grows with fleet size. • Lack of standards for electric bus chargers remains an ongoing issue for fleet technology. • Lack of production of ZEVs for specific applications create challenges in sourcing these vehicles in B.C. • Fleet managers need proof that ZEVs are able to meet or exceed the performance of existing vehicles. • Increased up-front costs of ZEVs is seen as a major barrier; issues like uncertain return on investment, narrow financial incentives, and inflexible leasing options also pose a challenge for EV adoption into fleets. • Provincial awareness programs on EV adoption are insufficient 5 Solutions • Increase (or remove) the cap from vehicle incentive programs on number of incentives per organization. • Provide financial support for the retrofit and conversion of existing vehicles. • Introduce a medium- and heavy-duty vehicle ZEV supply standard. • Develop a toolkit for a comprehensive business case and total cost of ownership analysis to expedite decision making. • Provide a clear lifecycle and replacement cost from manufacturers. • Provide greater access to demo vehicles. • Increase public charger availability. • Mandate businesses to implement more charging stations. • Provide more workshops and training sessions for fleet owners. • Introduce training sessions on ZEVs. Disclaimer: the following is our best attempt to capture what was presented and discussed during the BC WCEF Workshop. There may be errors or misinterpretations, which we (Plug In BC) take full responsibility for. We recognize there are additional barriers and solutions for fleet ZEV adoption that were not discussed