Fleet Electrification and Infrastructure Planning
ScottMadden frequently assists organizations with their transportation electrification goals. Contact us to learn how we can help support your various electrification goals.
Developed a consolidated electrification and infrastructure plan inclusive of budgets and implementation timelines
Modeled potential electric vehicle usage, energy consumption, and charging behavior under multiple use cases
Assisted the client in prioritizing and planning for capital investments to ensure alignment with vehicle electrification goals
Challenge
ScottMadden was engaged to develop a fleet electrification strategy and implementation plan for a large, Mid-Atlantic electric and gas utility to support their transportation electrification goals. The company had committed to electrifying 100% of its light-duty vehicles by 2030 and 100% of its heavy-duty vehicles by 2037 but lacked a robust plan that optimized vehicle replacement and charging infrastructure deployment while balancing costs and operational requirements. This meant cross-department collaboration (e.g., facilities, transportation, engineering, etc.), requiring groups that typically don’t work together to become familiar with new processes and technologies.
Process
- Developed a model that allowed the client to predict future charging infrastructure needs based on expected electric vehicle use and location
- Gathered and analyzed available fleet vehicle telematics to model duty cycles that electric vehicles would be expected to meet, including storm response situations
- Modeled potential electric vehicle usage, energy consumption, and charging behavior under multiple use cases (e.g., blue-sky days, high-utilization seasons, emergency operations) to determine estimated charging requirements for each facility
Result
- Created an integrated fleet and facilities electrification plan that charts a path toward the client’s electrification goals
- Enabled the client to identify which vehicle types and duty cycles were most suitable for electrification and prioritized vehicle replacement and charging infrastructure investments accordingly
- Assisted the client in prioritizing and planning for capital investments to ensure alignment with vehicle electrification goals
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