I am working every day to advance the use of clean fuels and technologies in the transportation sector. As a senior Climate Center fellow and the Vice President of Transportation Electrification for ICF, I lead a team of experts helping public and private organizations solve challenging clean transportation problems and make big things happen.
, through multiple seasons and scenarios, now seems like a great time for some reflection and sharing. It’s been an interesting and illuminating experience, filled with learnings and fresh perspectives on the day-to-day intricacies of driving electric.
Of course, we factor in things like carpooling to the kids’ sports or transporting visitors, which usually requires more passenger spots. That’s when we’ll use our family’s minivan. However, it doesn’t get nearly the amount of use it once did—the EV has become our default vehicle in just about every situation.
We enrolled in our utility’s EV charging rewards program, which calls demand response events that target the EV charger, either ratcheting down power or turning it off temporarily depending on demand. Since July 2023, our utility has notified us of about 25-30 events that last 2-3 hours each. There was only one time we opted out of the event, as it occurred right before a big thunderstorm rolled through, and we were charging up in case the power went out.
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