1. Clean Cities / 1 6 th Annual Unifour Air Quality Conference Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory, North Carolina June 15, 2012 Sean Flaherty Centralina Clean Fuels Coalition Centralina Council of Governments North Carolina Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) Readiness Initiative: Plugging in from Mountains to Sea

2. Clean Cities / 2 North Carolina Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) Readiness Initiative: Plugging in from Mountains to Sea

3. Clean Cities / 3 Established by the US Department of Energy in 1993 Clean Cities Goals: – Decrease dependence on imported oil – Support energy, economic, and environmental security – Expand markets for AFVs and AFV refueling infrastructure – Improve local/regional air quality – Strengthen local and regional economies About Clean Cities: Mission

4. Clean Cities / 4 Clean Cities Today Nearly 100 active coalitions in 45 states Over 775,000 AFVs being used Over 6,600 AFV stations 3 coalitions in NC: - Centralina (Charlotte) - Triangle (RTP) - Land-of-Sky (Asheville)* * Pending official designation

5. Clean Cities / 5 Clean Cities Electric Vehicle Portfolio Vehicles Coalitions have made great strides in deploying electric vehicles in the United States. Clean Cities efforts accounted for more than 49,000 of the electric vehicles on the road in 2009. Source: Clean Cities Annual Metrics Reports, 2004-2009 Fueling Stations Today’s driver can find over 10,000 electric vehicle changing stations across the country. Source: Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC), either directly (www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/fuels/stations_counts.html) or from historical Transportation Energy Data Bookswww.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/fuels/stations_counts.html Since 1993, Clean Cities has funded more than 500 transportation projects nationwide. Clean Cities has distributed $357 million in project awards, which have leveraged an additional $740 million in matching funds. U.S. Electric Vehicle Charging Station InventoryClean Cities Electric Vehicle Inventory

6. Clean Cities / 6 PEV Readiness: A National Initiative $ 8.5 million nationwide 16 projects across 24 states Result / Product: Publicly releasable & replicable plans

7. Clean Cities / 7 NC PEV and EVSE Penetration Estimate - Modified EPRI v2 North Carolina Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) Readiness Initiative: Plugging in from Mountains to Sea

8. Clean Cities / 8 NC PEV and EVSE Penetration Estimate - Modified EPRI v2 North Carolina Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) Readiness Initiative: Plugging in from Mountains to Sea

9. Clean Cities / 9 North Carolina Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) Readiness Initiative: Plugging in from Mountains to Sea NC Grant Administrator for M2S Project: Centralina Council of Governments Grant Sub recipients: Advanced Energy Land-of-Sky Regional Council NC Solar Center / NC State University Piedmont Triad Regional Council Triangle J Council of Governments

10. Clean Cities / 10 North Carolina Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) Readiness Initiative: Plugging in from Mountains to Sea

11. Clean Cities / 11 NC PEV Taskforce Collaborative effort Co-sponsored by: –NC Department of Commerce –Advanced Energy Taskforce infused with Funding from Mountains to Sea (M2S) North Carolina Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) Readiness Initiative: Plugging in from Mountains to Sea Local PEV Readiness Plans Asheville Charlotte Piedmont Triad Triangle

12. Clean Cities / 12 North Carolina Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) Readiness Initiative: Plugging in from Mountains to Sea Deliverables

13. Clean Cities / 13 North Carolina Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) Readiness Initiative: Plugging in from Mountains to Sea Main Deliverable Develop a Publically Releasable and Replicable Plan for PEV Readiness All deliverables due no later than September 2012* Associated Elements Maintain Project Updates on NC PEV Taskforce Website Community PEV Position Papers Form Steering Committees of Community Stakeholders Customize Community Planning Matrix Cover Six Topic Areas Photo: City of Raleigh solar-powered charging stations

14. Clean Cities / 14 North Carolina Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) Readiness Initiative: Plugging in from Mountains to Sea Six Work Areas Vehicles Infrastructure Incentives Education & Outreach Economic Development Policy, Codes & Standards Community Planning Matrix Tool to guide steering committee through the six working areas Customize for each community Prioritize action items Document accomplishments Photo: City of Asheville solar-powered charging stations

15. Clean Cities / 15 North Carolina Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) Readiness Initiative: Plugging in from Mountains to Sea

16. Clean Cities / 16 Photo: REVAC stakeholders discuss PEV readiness for the greater Charlotte region Photo: Discovery Place solar-powered charging station in the City of Charlotte REVAC Meeting April 12, 2012 3:00 – 4:30 PM Discovery Place Charlotte, NC Regional Electric Vehicle Advisory Committee (REVAC) – Centralina Community

17. Clean Cities / 17 North Carolina Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) Readiness Initiative: Plugging in from Mountains to Sea How to get involved: Statewide through the NC PEV Taskforce Locally throughCommunity Planning Planning efforts Topically through Working Groups (Active both at state and local levels)

18. Clean Cities / 18 North Carolina Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) Readiness Initiative: Plugging in from Mountains to Sea

19. Clean Cities / 19 North Carolina Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) Readiness Initiative: Plugging in from Mountains to Sea

20. Clean Cities / 20 North Carolina Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) Readiness Initiative: Plugging in from Mountains to Sea

21. Clean Cities / 21 Next Centralina Regional PEV Planning Meeting Thursday, June 21 st 2:00 – 4:00 PM Cabarrus County Government Center Regional Electric Vehicle Advisory Committee (REVAC) – Centralina Readiness Planning

22. Clean Cities / 22 Contact Information Sean Flaherty Centralina Council of Governments (704) 668.6508 sflaherty@centralina.org North Carolina Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) Readiness Initiative: Plugging in from Mountains to Sea Questions?