Background BlueIndy, launched in Indianapolis in September 2015, is the largest electric car sharing service in the United States. The BlueIndy service aims to provide its users with convenient access to an environmentally-friendly car that is less expensive than owning a vehicle. As of September 2016, BlueIndy had 240 vehicles with 80 charging [...]
An EV-Solar Purchase Program encourages the combined use of solar PV technology and EVs. A partnership between a lead financing organization and local vendors would draw on the aligned interests and pooled resources of stakeholders to accelerate the adoption of both EV and solar PV technologies. A program that deploys solar and EVs together [...]
Shared-use mobility services (ride-hailing and carsharing) increase access to flexible, personal vehicle alternatives. With ride-hailing services, the user is a passenger in a hired vehicle, primarily for one-way trips. For carsharing, the user has access to a fleet of vehicles to drive for a one-way trip or roundtrip, depending on the service’s business model [...]
Background The solar group purchase concept, pioneered in Portland, Oregon in 2009, allows homeowners or businesses to use their aggregated purchasing power to negotiate discounts from solar vendors. In addition to providing purchase discounts, these programs build awareness of solar through consumer education and outreach. The initiative started in one Portland neighborhood and [...]
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On December 8, 2016, Atlas Public Policy and CMK Consulting hosted the third in a series of webinars on transportation electrification sponsored by Edison Electric Institute and the U.S. Department of Energy. On the webinar, based on feedback from audience participants, we discussed ratepayer benefits derived from utility investment in transportation electrification programs. We invited the Marcus [...]
On August 2, 2016, Atlas Public Policy and CMK Consulting hosted the second in a series of webinars on transportation electrification sponsored by Edison Electric Institute and the U.S. Department of Energy. On the webinar, we covered the following subjects: What are transportation electrification markets and where are they going? What helps make transportation electrification markets succeed? Electric [...]
On June 29, 2016, Atlas Public Policy and CMK Consulting hosted the first in a series of webinars on transportation electrification sponsored by Edison Electric Institute and the U.S. Department of Energy. On the webinar, we covered the following subjects: Changing electric company landscape Plug-in electric vehicle market drivers Grid benefits and impacts and engaging with key stakeholders Summary [...]