Electric Vehicles & Electric Utilities, Webinar Slides from FleetCarma

Supporting EV Adoption as an Electric Utility Webinar 3 Sept 2014

Electric Vehicles & Electric Utilities Webinar
Command Center
45min Presentation 15min Q&A Audio Options:
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-Access #: 594-436-462 Questions? - Message Megan Allen mallen@fleetcarma.com

Eric Mallia
General Manager
FleetCarma
A division of CrossChasm Technologies Inc.
Adam Cutter
Marketing Program Manager
Central Maine Power
Speakers – Who are we?
Diane Robichaud Business Development Coordinator New Brunswick Power

Outline:
1.Why EVs Matter to Electric Utilities
2.EV Adoption Technology and Services
3.Case Study – NB Power’s EV program
4.Case Study – Central Maine Power’s EV program

3 Common Reasons Why Electric Vehicles Matter to Electric Utilities

Why utility companies say EVs matter to them
1.Maintain good utilization of long-term assets
•By providing more reliable, balanced, and cost-effective electricity services to their customers
•EVs can provide additional load that can be needed to keep electricity rates stable if there is a rapid uptake in off-grid sources of supplier for electricity consumers

2. Environmental benefits from enabling conservation and renewable generation
•EVs, as part of a smart grid, can support integration of stronger renewable and conservation markets

3. Enable creative business opportunities
•Provide ancillary services and equipment to consumers
•More net exports

Electric Vehicles in the Utility’s Fleet
1.Plug-in bucket trucks with ePTO have increased the availability time for line work, offering better service to customers with reduced noise and air pollution
2.Regional customer service managers making use of passenger plug-in vehicles
3.Gather data on EVs to inform scalable EV deployment strategies
4.Back-up storage to provide grid support in emergencies

Benefits of Customer Engagement Programs
•EV program managers at the utility need new and effective ways to positively interact with prospective and current EV owners
•Many electric utilities are the local trusted energy advisor on a number of electricity matters – EVs are an extension of this service
•Understanding future system impacts from clustering in commercial and residential sectors – what are the DR opportunities?

EV adoption program challenges
•Every market is different
–Incentives and motivations vary
–Infrastructure and system impacts / resiliency vary
–Buying preferences vary
•Every owner and duty cycle is different
–An EV will not work for every job
–There is uncertainty on how today’s technology and economics ‘fit’ into the business case for fleets

Efficiency By Design Model-based design services & prototyping for hybrid and electric vehicle programs.
Fleet Fuel Efficiency
Fleet analytics made easy through predictive modelling and advanced vehicle monitoring.
Personal Fuel Efficiency myLabel: Dealership product for customer engagement. myEV: EV stats for individuals
What we do

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% of Fleet ICE Vehicles
Daily Distance Travelled
ICE Vehicles: Utilization as Average Daily Distance
Average distance for ICE fleet vehicles: 40 miles/day (~63 km / day) % of vehicles travelling < 40 miles per day: 56%
Sample size = 3,686
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% of Fleet BEVs
Daily Distance Travelled
Average distance for BEV fleet vehicles:
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(~36 km / day)
% of vehicles with < 40 miles per day:
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EV: Utilization as Average Daily Distance
Sample size = 3,488
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The EV utilization challenge for fleet operators
Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) need to:
•Be range capable for their fleet application, while keeping the vehicle utilization up
Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) need to:
•Maximize their electric driving as a proportion of total utilization

3 Step Approach to Successful EV Integration
(1)
Data log existing
fleet of vehicles for 3 weeks
(2) Test your duty cycle data in FleetCarma’s validated EV powertrain models
(3)
Modelling results are reported in a user-friendly web portal, ranking of the best-fit EV for each duty cycle examined
Will EVs be capable to do the job?
Will they save fleet money?
How are vehicles currently used in the fleet?
Which EV technology best matches fleet needs and optimizes TCO?
FleetCarma data logger

FleetCarma Modelling Video Demonstration

Benchmark this duty cycle
Data logger

Matching best fit vehicle to each duty cycle
Simulated results of plug-in vehicles
Baseline vehicle
Data logger

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Total Cost of Ownership Current Vehicles vs. Electric Vehicle
Current Vehicle
Potential EV
Electric vehicle had lower total cost of ownership 11 times out of 25 duty cycles examined
Sample fleet-wide results
Financial Savings:
GHG Emissions Reductions:
Fuel Reductions:
$233,559
45,346 gallons
523 tons CO2
TCO ($)
16%
64%
67%
Avg. savings/vehicle assessed: $9,342
Duty cycles suitable for EV:
44%
Simulated Electric Vehicle

Helping build the multi-year EV plan with fleet partners
Start with the low hanging fruit and narrow the options to the best candidates for each duty cycle each year

Supporting Electric Vehicle Adoption & Engagement with Large Commercial Customers

1.Importance of Electric Vehicles: What was NB Power’s motivation behind the Shift Your Ride program?
2.Project & Objectives: How are these unique to your service area?
3.Current Status: How is the program going so far?

Results from One Municipal Fleet Participating in the Program
Financial Savings:
GHG Emissions Reductions:
Fuel Reductions:
$166,958
160,128 litres
465,827 kg CO2 eq
21%
87%
82%

1.2 L / 100 km (estimated) Annual cost of operation: 4,751
2012 Mitsubishi iMiEV
2010 Toyota Camry Hybrid
8.0 L / 100 km (average) 18% of the time idling Avg. Daily Distance: 42 km Annual cost of operation: $5,785
NB Power: Shift Your Ride
Progress in EV program from a New Brunswick Municipality

8.0 L / 100 km (average)
18% of the time idling
Avg. Daily Distance: 42 km
Annual cost of operation: $5,785
1.8 L / 100 km (average)
Average Ending SOC: 39%
Avg. Daily Distance: 57 km
1.2 L / 100 km (average) Average Ending SOC: 51% Avg. Daily Distance: 59 km
2012 Mitsubishi iMiEV – EV monitoring technology
2012 Mitsubishi iMiEV
2010 Toyota Camry Hybrid
NB Power: Shift Your Ride
Progress in EV program from a New Brunswick Municipality

Electric Vehicle Monitoring

Easily Measure EV KPIs for Capacity Building in Your Organization

FleetCarma data logging hardware
The FleetCarma vehicle data logger can be custom configured for your particular vehicles including for OEM-custom signals from plug-in electric vehicles for light-duty and heavy- duty vehicles. The devices firmware currently supports 25 plug-in electric vehicles and is the only turn-key EV monitoring system available in North America. It also comes with a GPS antenna, SIM card, and automatic data uploads using a 3G cellular modem. The product’s casing is made of robust metals, suitable for light-duty and heavy-duty operation, and has been temperature tested to operate in harsh cold winters climates or extreme heat.
The device is easily integrated into the vehicle by fleet operators simply by plugging it into the vehicle’s diagnostics port and tucking away the device underneath the dash.

25 Electric Vehicle Models Supported
•Cadillac ELR
•Chevrolet Volt
•Chevrolet Spark EV
•Citroen C-Zero
•Coda Sedan (in development)
•Echo Automotive Van
•Fisker Karma
•Ford Transit Connect EV
•Ford Focus EV
•Ford CMAX Energi
•Ford Fusion Energi
•Honda Fit EV
•Honda Accord PHEV
•Mitsubishi i-MiEV
•Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
•Modec Delivery Van
•Navistar eStar
•Nissan LEAF
•Nissan eNV200 (being finalized)
•Opel Ampera
•Peugeot iOn
•Porsche Panamera e-Hybrid PHEV
•Renault Kangoo
•Renault ZOE
•Smart fortwo electric drive (3rd gen)
•Smith Newton (2nd gen)
•Tesla Model S
•Tesla Roadster (being finalized)
•Toyota Prius Plug-in
•Toyota RAV4EV (2nd gen, being finalized)

Fleet wide reporting – have all your EV fleet KPIs in one spot
Fleet-wide report allows you to export all their fleet KPIs to one report in CSV format to spot outliners with ease.
Aggregated dashboard for all vehicles in the fleet

Track the location of your vehicles and charge events – GPS optional

1.Importance of Electric Vehicles: What was Central Maine Power’s motivation to learn launch this particular program?
2.Project & Objectives: How did Central Maine Power structure the program?
3.Current Status: How is the program going so far?
4.Results and Insights:
•Vehicle Usage
•Charging Behaviors
•Impact of incentives

EV Tech for Electric Utilities
Monitoring Electric Vehicles to Learn and Maximize ROI Monitoring electric vehicles to maximize the EV ROI while gaining insights into charging behaviors in the utility’s service area.
Assessing EV Suitability with Powertrain Modelling
EV suitability assessments engage multiple stakeholders while building confidence in EV adoption potential
Vehicle Side Data Enabling Real-Time Grid Services
Gathering vehicle side data enables the utility to manage the load of electric vehicle charging during peak hours

Conclusions
Regional-specific approach is required
•There are a lot of reasons why electric utilities are taking an active role in the local EV industry in their service area
Glass half-full perspective is taking the lead
•Initially, EVs may have been seen as disruptive loads, but now they are very often seen as business opportunities and enabling technology
Informing strategies and campaigns with good EV data
•Customer engagement programs are helping refine short- term and long-term strategies for the utility including decisions around the types of incentives, services, and asset management

Thank you to program participants and sponsors including

Making EVs Happen with a Whole Host of Partnerships

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Megan Allen mallen@fleetcarma.com
Eric Mallia
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