Full Title: Identifying Electric Vehicles to Best Serve University Fleet Needs and Support Sustainability Goals
Author(s): Sarah Booth, Jesse Bennett, Matthew Helm, Devin Arnold, Bridget Baker, Remmy Clay, Mary Till, Ted Sears
Publisher(s): National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Publication Date: March 4, 2022
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Description (excerpt):
University fleets represent an enticing opportunity to explore the near-term feasibility of achieving net-zero-carbon emissions in transportation. In many instances, universities operate much like a small, self-contained ecosystem with all the same transportation needs as a larger municipality, but with a smaller geographic footprint. Their fleets often include a wide variety of vehicle types serving the campus, including low-speed vehicles (e.g., golf carts), light-duty sedans, SUVs, and pickups, as well as medium-duty trucks and delivery vehicles. The mix of vehicle and operational needs combined with broader activities related to net-zero campuses makes universities and colleges unique microcosms to determine the feasibility of and path to achieving net-zero fleets.
To better understand these opportunities, NREL contracted Sawatch Labs to analyze the role electric vehicles (EVs) can have in helping universities meet net-zero emissions and fleet sustainability goals they have instituted.