Sergio López, Program Manager at Forth gave this presentation at the Oregon Utilities Virtual Convening on Transportation Electrification on August 6, 2020.

2. Equity in Transportation
ElectrificationProjects
08/06/2020
Sergio Lopez, Program Manager

3. The United States
Bureau of Labor
Statistics calculated that
the average American
household spent $9,576
on transportation
expenses annually.
The second highest
expense for households
– after housing.
• Utilities have an opportunity
to educate and invest in
transportation electrification
in general, especially in areas
that have been historically
underserved (both urban and
rural).
• Electric vehicles and other
forms of new transportation
create an opportunity to
disrupt old traditional
patterns
• Electric vehicles and other forms of
new mobility create an opportunity
to disrupt these traditional patterns
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“Redlining”

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6. • TrimetReduced Fares for Low-IncomeRiders
• $1.25for single ride, $2.50for DayPass
• HB 2017-OCVRP
• ChargeAhead Rebate
• SB 1547
• Directed utilities to accelerate
transportation electrification
Some living examples
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7. • BEF is intending to provide grant funds directly to utility applicants, which are not to
exceed $50,000 per proposal, and not to exceed $200,000 in total awards. Projects
that increase ZEV access to underserved communities will be given preference.
Infrastructure
Community Engagement
Smart Charging
Other
Zero Emission Vehicle Innovation Fund
Bonneville Environmental Foundation
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8. PGE Drive Change Grant Fund 2019
Examples include:
A government agency or nonprofit group buying electric
Vehicles to provide social services to vulnerable populations
A subsidized electric car-share located at an apartment complex.
Outreach activities that educate people about access to, and benefits of, electric ve
For more information:
Dan Janosec
Daniel.janosec@pgn.com

9. CBO/Community Engagement
Summer of 2019, PGE Grant Fund:
Forth was contracted by PGE to give local community based organizations
and agencies technical assistance on the application.
• Level 1- CBO is interested an will handle all RFP drafting and needs minimal help.
• Level 2- CBO is interested but is less equipped to draft RFP and needs moderate
• Level 3- CBO is interested but unable to produce an RFP and need high level help

10. • Meals on Wheels People ($337,731) An electric, refrigerated cargo van for meal
delivery and an EV to support outreach and assessment efforts for new program
adopters, will help reduce costs for the over 700,000 meals that are delivered annually
from their central kitchen for families experiencing food insecurity.
• Native American Youth and Family Center ($272,359) Five new EVs and the
required charging infrastructure will serve students throughout NAYA’s programming
and expand to new areas for Native youth facing barriers due to cultural gaps in
mainstream institutions.
• Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center ($123,803) Two EVs will transport more
clients to one of the six locations at no cost, eliminating a barrier for the lower-income
community of migrant and seasonal farmworkers in Washington and Yamhill counties
• Portland African American Leadership Forum ($40,000) The education and
outreach program will create awareness of EV ownership and the environmental and
economic issues they are tied to, adding to their goal of helping to build civic
participation and leadership to achieve results in the areas of social and climate
justice.
2019 PGE Drive Change Fund project
awardees
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11. • 2020 PGE Drive Change Fund
PGE will award$2.25 million in grantstolocal organizations spearheading projects that increase access toelectric
transportation - Deadline ofSeptember 1st
• Pacific Power Grant Fund
Electricmobility grant funding is available to non-residentialcustomersin Oregon.Funding awards willcover up
to 100%of the eligiblecosts associated withstudying, planning, promoting, or deploying electrictransportation
technology and projects -Deadlineof August 31st
•Emerald People’s Utility District EVSE Grant Funding
EPUDis working toexpand the electric vehicle charging infrastructure in its service territoryby making grant funding
directly availableto alleligible non-residential customers –Through the end of2020
2020 Opportunities
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12. Sergio Lopez
sergiol@forthmobility.org
Linkedin
Linkedin.com/in/lopezsergiol/
www.forthmobility.org
Thank you!
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