{"id":1996,"date":"2020-10-08T22:14:24","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T22:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informedintel.com\/account\/transportation\/wp-transportation\/?p=1996"},"modified":"2020-10-08T22:14:24","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T22:14:24","slug":"outreach-for-ev-by-cities-in-new-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informedintel.com\/account\/transportation\/wp-transportation\/outreach-for-ev-by-cities-in-new-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Outreach for EV by Cities in New Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What obstacles are cities trying to overcome in EV awareness:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Most people can&#8217;t name an EV make and model<\/li><li>Don&#8217;t think there are enough chargers<\/li><li>Don&#8217;t know about incentives programs<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How are cities combating this in the new economy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>St. Petersburg, FL<\/strong> &amp; The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy are offering virtual EV ride alongs<\/li><li><strong>City of Orlando<\/strong>, the Electrification Coalition, and the Climate Challenge, the Orlando Utilities Commission have a new incentive program for buyers &amp; dealers<\/li><li><strong>\u00a0City of Indianapolis<\/strong>\u2014in partnership with its Clean Cities Coalition, and Forth Mobility through the Climate Challenge hosting virtual workshops on workplace charging<\/li><li><strong>City of San Antonio Office<\/strong> of Sustainability partnered with the Alamo Area Council of Governments and Forth Mobility to put on a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/driveelectricweek.org\/event?eventid=2461&amp;view=public\">series of virtual events<\/a>\u00a0focused on EV basics, the EV landscape in Texas, and electric mobility options beyond the personal vehicle, such as electric bikes, trucks, buses<\/li><li><strong>Seattle, WA:<\/strong>\u00a0local credit union ExpressCU partnered with local environmental justice organization\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ecoss.org\/\">ECOSS<\/a>\u00a0to offer a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/driveelectricweek.org\/event?eventid=2512\">Spanish-language virtual event<\/a>\u00a0about the benefits of EVs in general and ExpressCU\u2019s innovative\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/expresscu.org\/borrow\/electric-vehicle\/\">EV fair financing program<\/a>\u00a0in particular.<\/li><li><strong>San Jose and LA<\/strong> partnered with Forth Mobility, rideshare companies, and other stakeholders to offer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/earn-more-electric-cars-for-rideshare-free-info-session-150-giveaway-tickets-116785718227&amp;sa=D&amp;ust=1601481305068000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFyKYF2Mg8M8Wr7LaWkhwTwRZk6QQ\">English<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/sesion-de-informacion-sobre-carros-electricos-para-viajes-compartidos-tickets-116789214685&amp;sa=D&amp;ust=1601481305068000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFE3jHJopVcGoGHcF9u9P5olxY73g\">Spanish<\/a>\u00a0language educational events about EVs for rideshare drivers<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrdc.org\/experts\/kelly-blynn\/cities-turn-virtual-electric-vehicle-education-2020\">NRDc | Cities Turn to Virtual Electric Vehicle Education in 2020<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What obstacles are cities trying to overcome in EV awareness: Most people can&#8217;t name an EV make and model Don&#8217;t think there are enough chargers Don&#8217;t know about incentives programs How are cities combating this in the new economy? 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