"EV Roadmap Update"– presentation by Tracy Babbidge, CT DEEP Bureau Chief, for Regional Conference for Sustainable Development 2019.

1. Connecticut Department of
Energy and Environmental Protection
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2. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
EV Roadmap Update
Regional Conference on Sustainable Development
November 13, 2019
Tracy Babbidge, Bureau Chief
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3. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Basis for the EV Roadmap
• Fulfilling recommendation of the 2018 Comprehensive Energy
Strategy, to develop an electric vehicle roadmap for
Connecticut.
• The EV Roadmap will outline the 2030 vision and identify
near-term objectives necessary to support the deployment of
increasing numbers of light-duty zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs)
in Connecticut necessary to meet air quality and climate goals
as part of the ZEV MOU and mandatory emission reduction
targets.
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4. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
EV Roadmap Timeline
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Action Approximate Timeframe
DEEP initiates EV Roadmap proceeding
and notices scoping meeting
Completed November 21, 2018
DEEP Scoping Meeting Completed December 14, 2018, at 10:00 a.m.
Comments due on proposed scope Completed December 20, 2018, by 4:00 p.m.
DEEP technical meeting Completed February 8, 2019
Comments due on technical meeting Completed February 21, 2019, by 4:00 p.m.
DEEP issues draft EV Roadmap Completed October 11, 2019
DEEP technical meeting on draft EV
Roadmap
November 8, 2019
Comments due on draft version EV
Roadmap
November 11, 2019, by 4:00 p.m.
DEEP issues final EV Roadmap December 2, 2019

5. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Statutory GHG Reduction Targets
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6. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Transportation Sector Emission Reductions
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The transportation sector continues to be
the single largest source of emissions in
Connecticut, contributing 37%,principally
from the use of fossil fuels in passenger
cars and light-duty trucks.
To meet the economy-wide 2030 target,
emissions from the transportation sector
must be reduced 30% from 2016 levels.
This will require Connecticut to accelerate
its transition toward a modern, clean
transportation system – facilitating access
to low- and zero-emitting passenger
vehicles, public transit, alternative modes
of travel, and efficient movement of goods
and services.

7. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Addressing Connecticut’s Ozone Challenge
• Connecticut - non-
attainment for both the
2008 and 2015 8-hr ozone
national ambient air quality
standards
• 2008 Standard: Failed to
attain by July 2018 and has
been redesignated to
serious nonattainment.
• 2015 Standard: Greater CT
designated marginal and
NY-NJ- CT designated as
moderate.
• Ozone Design Values
• Greater CT: 75 ppb
• NY-NJ-CT: 82 ppb

8. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
EV Market Trends
• Connecticut currently ranks 19th nationwide in total advanced technology vehicle sales.
• EVs accounted for 2% of light-duty vehicle (LDV) sales in the state in 2018.
• EV availability will continue to largely be driven by the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Program
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Source: Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (2019). Advanced Technology Vehicle Sales Dashboard. Data compiled by the Alliance of Automobile Manufactures
using information provided by IHA Markit.
Market Share of EVs in Connecticut

9. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
EV Sales Projections
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Projected BAU market share of light-duty EV sales compared to market share of light-duty EV
sales needed to achieving the 2025 ZEV MOU and 2030 GHG reduction target.

10. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Current Public EV Charging Infrastructure
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Source: Alternative Fueling Station Locator. Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy.
Retrieved October 31, 2019.

11. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
EVSE Needed to Support 2025 ZEV MOU Target
• ZEV MOU Target –
125,000 Evs
– 5,857 workplace Level
2 charging plugs
– 3,848 public Level 2
charging plugs
– 282 public DCFC plugs
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Source: This projection uses a compound annual growth rate for all EV types (assuming an electric vehicle mix in
2025 of: 20% PHEVs – 20 mile range, 27% PHEVs – 50 mile range, 12% EVs – 100 mile range, and 41% EVs – 250 mile
range) and the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project Tool (EVI-Pro) Lite tool developed by the National Renewable
Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the California Energy Commission. This projection assumes that most PHEV drivers
would not need to use gasoline on a typical day.

12. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
EV Roadmap
Recommendations
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13. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Public and Private Fleets
• State should consider setting interim targets
for annual EV procurement for the state
fleet, beginning with the goal of 5% of
eligible state vehicles in the first year.
• Fleet managers should utilize vehicle
telematics systems
• DEEP will create a web-based resource
center dedicated to fleet electrification with
helpful resources for fleet managers,
including case studies, best practices, and
vehicle benchmarking tools.
• An awards program should be established to
recognize Connecticut municipalities and
commercial organizations leading in fleet
electrification.
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14. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Medium- and Heavy-Duty Fleets
• DEEP recommends that PURA consider requiring the
utilities to include medium- and heavy-duty fleet
conversion as part of utility distribution system
planning.
• DEEP will continue the Hamden Bus Pilot program
under Public Act 15-5 to identify options to integrate
managed charging.
• PURA and DEEP should assess pilot programs in
Connecticut and other states to identify the types of
grid modernization investments that will be necessary.
• Connecticut should evaluate adoption of the California
Advanced Clean Trucks rule, which will be proposed in
2021.
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15. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
EV Siting & Building Codes and Permits
• DEEP recommends that the State Codes and Standards Committee consider
several updates to the State Building Code including:
(1)requiring that all new multi-unit dwellings (MUDs) and commercial construction be pre-
wired to accommodate Level 2 EV charging equipment;
(2)requiring that 10% of parking spaces be pre-wired to accommodate Level 2 EV charging
equipment and outfitted with a 120-volt power outlet for Level 1 EV charging; and
(3)establishing ADA-compliant requirements for EV charging stations.
• Use the Transportation & Climate Initiative (TCI) EV Corridor Analysis Tool to
assess and prioritize suitable locations for EV charging infrastructure
development that require minimal infrastructure investment to support new
demand for EV charging loads.
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16. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Data Collection
• DEEP recommends that PURA, in its ZEV Docket, provide guidance and
establish compliance requirements for the EDCs to do the following:
– Publish to their websites annual reports that demonstrate how the EDCs are
integrating EV charging load projections into their distribution system planning in
compliance with statute.
– If a means of accessing EV registration data by street address becomes available,
the EDCs should create more granular, technology-agnostic hosting capacity
maps to evaluate localized grid impacts to substations and transformers, and
distribution system capacity to accommodate
EV chargers (220-volt and higher).
– Establish a voluntary program to collect and aggregate
EV charging data, including the dates, times, durations, a
and electricity usage as well as total
monthly electric load.
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17. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Public EVSE Ownership Models
• In PURA’s Grid Mod Docket 17-12-
03RE04: Zero Emission Vehicles, DEEP
intends to recommend parameters
within which the EDCs should be
permitted to rate-base make-ready
investment.
• DEEP will also recommend that PURA
approve EDC ownership and operation
of charging infrastructure in low-income
and underserved communities.
• PURA should consider making a
determination of the minimum
requirements for EVSE investment in
low-income and underserved
communities.
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18. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Residential & Workplace Charging
• Connecticut should consider a right-
to-charge law that prohibits MUDs
and condominium associations
from restricting lessees from
installing EV charging equipment
and associated metering
equipment.
• PURA should consider in the ZEV
docket, approaches to promoting
the use of networked Level 2
chargers with demand response
capability.
• DEEP encourages employers to
equip 10% of their total parking
spaces with Level 1 charging plugs.
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19. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Consumer Charging Experience & Pricing Transparency
Recommendations:
• Require public charging infrastructure should
have accessible modes of payment,
particularly in low- and -moderate income
communities.
• Establish a pricing transparency policy for
public EV charging.
• Ensure regular and timely maintenance and
repair for publicly-funded charging stations
• Adopt uniform signage for wayfinding and
charging station use and enforcement.
• Consider enabling state and municipal police
and parking enforcement authorities to ticket
vehicles in violation of the law.
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per kWh

20. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Interoperability & Future-Proofing
DEEP will coordinate with other state agencies and stakeholders to
implement the following recommendations:
• All DCFC station sites, installed or operated with the use of public funding, should
be required to have both CHAdeMO and CCS connections available on site.
• Any networked charging stations, installed or operated using public funding,
should be required to operate using open communications protocols.
• Encourage charging station developers to evaluate the potential to pair charging
stations with distributed energy resources (DERs) when assessing and selecting a
charging station location.
• Consider the potential future need for additional charging stations when
installing electrical infrastructure and selecting the placement of charging
stations at specific locations
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21. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Innovation
• DEEP will continue to study vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology and
consider pilot approaches in the future.
• DEEP and DOT will continue to move forward with the Hamden Bus
Pilot.
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22. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Rate Design
DEEP will request that PURA explore EV rate structures in its ZEV
Docket, including the following:
• Develop EV-specific TOU rate pilots;
• Evaluate shifting peaks caused by high penetration rates of renewable
generation in Connecticut, and their effect on EV charging;
• Set peak and off-peak price ratios that are effective in influencing
consumer behavior;
• Explore the potential for the EDCs to establish commercial EV fleet rates;
and
• Investigate the impacts of demand charges on EV infrastructure
development and identify mechanisms to alleviate those impacts.
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23. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric Automobile Purchase Rebate
(CHEAPR) Program
• Key goal for CHEAPR was to maintain the pilot program and prevent any
program interruption and ensure a smooth transition to the next program.
• Continue to collect and analyze CHEAPR purchase survey data to
implement changes that improve overall program effectiveness.
• Move expeditiously to implement the revised CHEAPR program per Public
Act 19-117, including:
– Establish a rebate program capable of launch on January 1, 2020.
– Establish rebate parameters, including rebate levels, bins, LMI components, MSRP,
eligibility and strategy to communicate program adjustments.
– Consider implementation options with and without dealer incentive.
– Maintain and expand education, marketing and outreach.
– Develop strategies to manage exhaustion of funding each year.
– Retain a program administrator familiar with used electric vehicle rebates.
– Establish metrics necessary to maintain program health and funding.
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24. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Education and Outreach
• Continue to support and participate in the regional Drive Change.
Drive Electric. campaign and the Destination Electric Program to build
upon and increase consumer awareness in the state and the region.
• Explore additional marketing opportunities by OEMs of the EVs
available for sale in Connecticut and the region.
• Conduct focused outreach in underserved
communities to inform the development of
integrated approaches for deploying
electrified transportation services strategically
and addressing barriers to EV ownership
by low-income households.
• Consider utility investment in marketing and
education as part of the PURA ZEV Docket.
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25. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Education and Outreach
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1. Drive Change Drive Electric Campaign. A
continuous web and media EV education
campaign.
https://driveelectricus.com/destination-electric/
2. Ride and Drive Events.
3. Dealer Awards.
4. Partnerships to enhance outreach scope beyond
capabilities of state only budget/program.
5. Further research what elements could/should be
implemented to better serve communities in
need, and develop policy to aid deployment in
underserved communities.
6. Metrics for measuring success.
Sample of Social Media
Campaign
How to Achieve Goals: Partnerships, Events and Advertising.

26. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Volkswagen Mitigation Trust – EVSE Allocation
Connecticut’s VW EVSE investment ($8.4
million) could be allocated in the following
ways:
• Distribute funding over several cycles so as to
complement emerging investments and
technological developments by Electrify America
and regulatory proceedings before PURA, and to
the extent possible ‘future proof’ Connecticut’s
EVSE investments.
• Focus on supporting deployment of public chargers
to support use patterns of current EV drivers, while
also strengthening the perception that the state’s
charging network is sufficiently robust to eliminate
range concerns.
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27. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Questions?
Tracy.Babbidge@ct.gov