Government bodies at every level have taken action toward transitioning a significant fraction of the personal vehicle fleet to Plug-In Electric Vehicles (PEVs). These policies are part of an effort to achieve socially sanctioned and legally mandated public health, greenhouse gas reduction, and energy independence goals, and are designed to act in conjunction with environmental policies designed to increase the cost of emissions. Despite the strong initial efforts to spur adoption of electric vehicles and installation of complementary charging infrastructure, a key segment has been left out: residents of multifamily housing. Approximately 54% of Los Angeles residents live in MFH, however, additional barriers exist for multifamily EVSE installations and major policies, like the LADWP charging equipment subsidy, are not designed with these multifamily barriers in mind. In Los Angeles, there have been substantially fewer electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) installations in multifamily buildings compared to single-family homes. As a region, we are much less likely to achieve the ambitious targets that we have established if we do not craft policies that specifically address the barriers to athome charging for multifamily residents. Los Angeles is particularly well positioned to be a leader in fleet transition to Plug-In Electric Vehicles (PEVs). The city has many densely populated areas and many of the city's drivers rely on private vehicles for commutes that are within the battery range of PEVs currently on the market. In addition, the region's poor air quality produces a strong incentive to reduce vehicle emissions because of the severe health problems caused by air pollution including "everything from watery eyes and fatigue to respiratory disease, lung damage, cancer, birth defects and premature death." Our work aims to identify barriers, evaluate existing policies supporting home EV charging installations, and recommend policy options to address challenges to charging in multifamily housing in the City of Los Angeles. Many of these policy ideas are transferable to any organization trying to create multifamily-oriented EVSE programs.
Increasing electric vehicle charging access in Los Angeles' multifamily housing
EVS, Electric Vehicle Symposium, 26 ; 2576-2626
2012
51 Seiten
Conference paper
English
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