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Transportation and Climate Initiative: Collaboration for a cleaner transportation system

The Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) is a collaboration of 11 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia, working together to reduce greenhouse gases in the transportation sector. TCI aims to align with federal government actions and goals, create funding opportunities for leading states, and build on existing regional efforts.

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Transportation and Climate Initiative: Collaboration for a cleaner transportation system

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  1. Transportation and Climate Initiative’s Cassie Powers, Georgetown Climate Center May 17, 2013

  2. Transportation and Climate Initiative • Reduce greenhouse gases in the transportation sector; • Create benefits and funding opportunities for states that are leading the way; • Align with federal government actions, goals and emerging inter-agency approaches; • Build on existing regional efforts. • The Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI), an initiative facilitated by the Georgetown Climate Center, is a collaboration of eleven Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia, who work together to:

  3. Collaborating Across Sectors and States The top environment, transportation, and energy officials from participating TCI states are now all “in the same room,” collaborating and guiding project work together for the first time. Transportation Environment Energy

  4. Committed to Addressing All “Legs of the Transportation Stool” • Core projects are being developed to address the challenges of vehicle miles traveled and reduce the transportation system’s reliance on high carbon fuels and vehicles. • Projects also stress the use of information technologies to promote efficiencies and transit use. Vehicle Miles Traveled Fuels Vehicles

  5. TCI Project Area: Clean Vehicles and Fuels • Launched the Northeast Electric Vehicle Network in October 2011 to support the rollout of electric vehicles in the region. • Received a nearly $1 million Electric Vehicle Readiness Grant from DOE in Sept. 2011. • Exploring opportunities to support the use of natural gas vehicles. • Commissioning study of potential revenue losses from increased use of alternative fuel vehicles.

  6. The Northeast Electric Vehicle Network • The Northeast Electric Vehicle Network is one of the nation’s most ambitious electric vehicle networks, spanning 11 states and the District of Columbia. • The Network will result in an increased number of electric vehicle charging stations. But the Network is more than just physical infrastructure. It also represents: • a growing partnership between the public and private sectors to expedite our transition toward a cleaner transportation system; • a commitment to removing barriers that would slow the mass-market rollout of electric vehicles.

  7. EV Basics The vast majority of commuters drive less than 40 miles per day –well within an EV’s range. EVs can plug directly into any standard wall outlet to recharge, or can be plugged into higher-voltage electric vehicle supply equipment to recharge more quickly.

  8. Where EV Drivers Charge Source: C2ES, courtesy of Argonne National Lab.

  9. Benefits of Driving an EV • There are significant economic, environmental, and energy security benefits associated with driving an EV. Electric Vehicles: • Can save the driver thousands of dollars in fueling costs over the life of the car; • Produce zero tailpipe emissions, improving the health of a community; • Can save the driver more than 6,000 gallons of gasoline over the life of the car.

  10. Northeast Electric Vehicle Network: Education and Communication • TCI created educational materials for consumers highlighting the environmental, economic, and energy security benefits of EVs. • Educational materials, a map of EV charging stations in the Northeast, and other resources can be found on www.northeastevs.org www.northeastevs.org

  11. TCI’s Guidance Documents Helping communities become EV-ready: • An Analysis of Current EV and EVSE Deployment in the TCI region; • An EVSE Cluster Analysis; • Siting and Design Guidelines for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment; • A report on EV-Ready Codes for the Built Environment; and • A Guide to Planning and Policy Tools for creating EV-Ready towns and cities. Documents available at www.northeastevs.org

  12. Creative Policies at the State Level

  13. Public-Private Partnerships

  14. Funding for Local Governments

  15. Non-Monetary Incentives Illinois Green Fleets: • Receive public recognition at events • Are highlighted on websites • Are included in press release • May use Illinois Green fleets logo on promotional materials

  16. For more information about TCI’s Northeast Electric Vehicle Network, please visit: www.northeastevs.org Materials prepared on behalf of the Transportation and Climate Initiative Information and documents published under the name Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) represent work produced in support of the TCI or its projects. TCI materials do not necessarily reflect the positions of individual jurisdictions or agencies unless explicitly stated.

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