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Recommendations Summary

  • EV Charging
  • Spread awareness of off-peak charging
  • Install/relocate more public EV chargers
  • Continue offering free charging
  • EV Growth Potential
  • Conduct a series of case studies
  • Coordinate PR campaign
  • EV Transportation and Implementation
  • Further investigate EV public transportation

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Scenario Analysis

Effects on Peak Load

Electrical capability:

  • 74MW Cables
  • 6MW Generator

Scenario:

  • 15 EV Owners
  • 6 Public Chargers
  • 75 Seasonal Vehicles

Total worst case charging usage: 0.26MW (0.33%)

Scenario with 2x growth: 0.53MW (0.66%)

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Scenario Analysis

Annual Growth & Cost

  • 45 uses in 2012
  • 392 uses in 2014
  • Average cost: $350/year

Usage Trends

  • Mar 2012 - Sept 2015
  • 5-10PM highest usage
  • 2.5x more in Jul & Aug

Local Business Perspectives

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Public Chargers

  • Not well advertized
  • Broken chargers discourages use
  • Needs better system for reporting outages
  • More should be implemented

Challenges

  • Don Allen Ford
  • Young's Bicycle Shop

Implementation

  • Cape Air

Chargers for customers

  • The Westmoor Club
  • Great Harbor Yacht Club

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Downtown Parking Lot

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Charger Recommendations

  • Far from center of Town
  • Good for people going

downtown

  • Prime parking
  • Frequently taken by Town

car

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Airport Hangar

Nantucket High School

  • Too remote
  • Not much to do while

vehicle is charging

  • New Locations:
  • Proposed Downtown garage
  • Stop & Shop
  • Beaches

  • Other Recommendations:
  • Town only charger
  • Relocate high school charger
  • Relocate one of airport chargers

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  • Not convenient for most

people

  • Good if you have a reason

to be there

  • Could be more accessible

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Charging Habits

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  • Where do people charge?
  • 7 EV Owners charge at home
  • 4 EV Owners primarily use public chargers
  • When do people charge?
  • Typically in the evening
  • Are people willing to charge outside of peak hours?
  • Majority of people are very willing, especially with timers built into chargers

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Reservations & Realities

  • Range Concerns
  • Not an issue on Nantucket

  • Servicing on Nantucket
  • EVs require less maintenance

  • Charging Concerns
  • Don't need to be charged often on Nantucket

  • Cost Effectiveness
  • Available incentives and deals

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EV Owner Perspectives

Determining the Viability of Electric Vehicles on Nantucket

  • 11 of 15 on island EV Owners interviewed

  • Vehicles owned 3 months - 3 years

  • Travel 1 mile-25 miles daily

Survey Results: Public Transportation

Would you use this service?

http://www.ridedowntowner.com/cities/aspen/

Not appropriate for ACK

Other

Yes

No

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Survey Results: Informational Questions

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Survey Results: EV Adoption Limitations

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Survey Results: General

  • Total responses: 214
  • Residential status
  • Year round: 66%
  • Seasonal/Visitor/Commuter: 31%
  • Type of vehicle:

Methods

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Interviews

Public Survey

  • EV Owners

  • Local Businesses

  • Other Stakeholders

  • Electric Public Transportation Companies

  • Vehicle Preferences

  • Reservations

  • Raise Awareness

  • Electric Public Transportation

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Mission & Objectives

Scenario Analysis

  • Annual Growth

  • Electrical Costs

  • Usage Trends
  • Most used chargers
  • Time of day
  • Days of the week
  • Monthly usage

  • Potential Grid Effects

Assess the impacts and benefits associated with an increase in electric vehicles on the island of Nantucket.

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Develop policy and infrastructure recommendations for the Town of Nantucket Energy Office.

Gauge public opinion and gather stakeholder perspectives while raising awareness of electric vehicles and responsible charging.

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Assess Nantucket’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure, usage patterns, and subsequent grid effects.

Joe Abinader

Anna Kjelgaard

Joe Switzer

Caeli Tegan

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Project Liaison:

What Is An EV?

Lauren Sinatra

Characteristics:

  • Electric Motors
  • Batteries

Examples:

  • Tesla Model-S
  • Nissan Leaf
  • Ford Focus EV
  • Smart Car EV

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Project Motivation

Motivators

  • Emissions
  • Fuel dependency
  • State goals

Local Challenges

  • Geography
  • Energy supply

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Presentation Goals

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Acknowledgments

  • Lauren Sinatra
  • Mike Burns
  • Fred Looft & Scott Jiusto
  • Maria Mitchell Association
  • Young's Bicycle Shop
  • ReMain Nantucket
  • Interviewees
  • Survey Participants

Gasoline

84%

I don't bring a vehicle over

All-electric vehicles

8%

9%

Hybrids

I don't own a vehicle

Diesel

Plug-in hybrids

n=178

Already knew; definite plus

Those prices are negligible

Not concerned with cost

2%

7%

9%

Already knew; makes little difference

10%

72%

Those prices make EVs more appealing

Truck

Crossover

Sedan

SUV

Compact

Other

Utility Vehicle

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