Ep. 19: 5 Key Considerations for Electric Vehicle Planning

Episode Summary:  Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, both with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners need to know about current EV trends and topics. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 19:

• Understand the safety tradeoffs of EVs for EV drivers and passengers, as well as for other drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians.
• Explore issues related to electric grid capacity for EV charging.
• Understand current concerns and solutions to EV charging availability and range.
• Understand social equity issues related to EVs, such as vehicle and maintenance costs, incentives, and access.
• Understand climate implications of EVs, including tailpipe emissions reduction, carbon footprint, and electrical power sources.

Links:

• Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, With more electric vehicles comes more proof of safety, April 22, 2021, https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/with-more-electric-vehicles-comes-more-proof-of-safety
• Sean Tucker, Safety experts worried about electric cars’ weight, Kelly Blue Book, January 13, 2023, https://www.kbb.com/car-news/safety-experts-worried-about-electric-cars-weight/
• The Associated Press, NTSB head warns of risks posed by heavy electric vehicles colliding with lighter cars, NPR, January 11, 2023, https://www.npr.org/2023/01/11/1148483758/ntsb-heavy-electric-vehicles-safety-risks
• Kristin Hugo, Batteries don’t make electric vehicles more likely to catch fire than gasoline-powered cars, Politifact: The Poynter Institute, October 25, 2022, https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/oct/25/instagram-posts/batteries-dont-make-electric-vehicles-more-likely/
• Dan Zukowski, State NEVI plans raising concerns about EV charging infrastructure rollout, Utility Dive, August 23, 2022, https://www.utilitydive.com/news/state-plans-concerns-national-ev-charging-infrastructure-nevi/630312/
• Statements and Releases, Fact sheet: The Biden-Harris administration advances transmission buildout to deliver affordable, clean electricity, The White House, November 18, 2022, https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/11/18/fact-sheet-the-biden-harris-administration-advances-transmission-buildout-to-deliver-affordable-clean-electricity/
• Jason Svarc, Bidirectional chargers explained – V2G vs V2H vs V2L, Clean Energy Reviews, January 9, 2023, https://www.cleanenergyreviews.info/blog/bidirectional-ev-charging-v2g-v2h-v2l
• Georgia Power, Plug-in electric vehicle – Rate overview, d. https://www.georgiapower.com/residential/billing-and-rate-plans/pricing-and-rate-plans/plug-in-ev.html
• Federal Highway Administration, Biden-Harris administration opens applications for first round of $2.5 billion program to build EV charging in communities and neighborhoods nationwide, USDOT, March 14, 2023, https://highways.dot.gov/newsroom/biden-harris-administration-op