Drive Electric Maine
Drive Electric Maine Quarterly Meeting: June 23rd, 3 - 5 pm
Maine Clean Communities Program Updates:
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In discussions to bring electric school buses to the state for schools to test out
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Working on outreach to towns to help support those who want to apply to the EPA Clean School Bus rebate program
Hope Kohtala from Efficiency Maine
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Announced expanded eligibility in Low to Moderate Income Rebate Program (anyone who participates in the programs such as LIHEAP, SNAP, Maine Care, can get preapproved for enhanced rebates)
Rural EV Adoption Toolkit
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Rob and Dave presented findings on the intersection of rural driving and EV uptake
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Benefits and barriers of EV adoption in rural NNE
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The Toolkit can be viewed here: https://www.nature.org/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/documents/TNC_NNE_Rural_EV_Toolkit_April_2022_Final.pdf
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David Roberts, droberts@veic.org
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Rob Wood, Robert.wood@tnc.org
Electric School Bus Fleet Assessment Tool
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Presented by Aaron Smith, CMP/Avangrid
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Seeking feedback on what outputs you would be interested in, the tool is currently in Beta
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Understanding both the cost of the vehicle and what you’re going to budget for operating costs and energy bill
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Check out the tool here: https://www.cmpco.com/wps/portal/cmp/home/?1dmy¤t=true&urile=wcm:path:/CMPAGR_Navigation/Header/SmartEnergy/Innovation/Plug-InElectricVehicles/EVBusFleetPilotProgram/
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Aaron Smith, aarron.smith@avangrid.com
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Drive Electric Maine is a coalition of public and private stakeholders whose mission is to accelerate the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and the expansion of charging infrastructure throughout Maine. We meet quarterly to discuss EV infrastructure development with a focus on advocacy. Sign up below to join!