Agenda Packet 10-16-19 Work Session

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ATTACHMENT B Eugene’s Electric Vehicle Strategy The Eugene City Council directed the Eugene City Manager at their June 2017 council meeting to develop a strategy to incorporate new and emerging transportation technologies into the TSP with the goal of 50% electric vehicles (EV) by 2030 and 90% EVs by 2050. The City subsequently hired the Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) to conduct research and identify potential strategies for increasing EV use in Eugene with an emphasis on actions that the City can undertake. The actions in this Strategy were informed by the LCOG report, interviews and collaborative planning with internal and external stakeholders and best practice research of municipalities encouraging EV use. This plan specifically focuses on strategies the City can implement within the next five years to encourage EV growth. The EV market has not grown at a consistent rate over the last decade. State data indicates EV ownership in 2018 at less than 1% of total vehicle ownership within Eugene zip codes. However, Oregon statewide sales data and EWEB incentive data indicates that sales have rapidly increased in the last year indicating a potential inflection point in EV sales. More automakers have committed to creating larger EV fleets, and the cost of EVs continues to decline. The State of Oregon has also established regulations to encourage the growth of the EV market across the state. However, on the national level, there is discussion about ending the federal tax credit for EVs which could significantly impact the market in the short term. In addition, a growing number of small electric vehicles (SEV) such as electric bikes, scooters and skateboards are coming to market and being used by the public for personal mobility. These factors make it difficult to predict the rate of EV growth locally and nationally, and therefore difficult to predict how the City of Eugene can influence that growth even three to five years from now. Other cities that have developed EV readiness plans, such as Portland, OR, have created short term, actionable plans designed to be easily and regularly updated. This Strategy is intended to follow that model and represents a five-year EV plan that will be updated regularly to ensure it stays relevant as the EV landscape changes. To that end, the actions are divided into three timelines: short (within two years), medium (within five years), and long (more than five years). Four broad strategies were identified with supporting actions within the time frame of this plan: • Charging Infrastructure • Personal Vehicles, Fleets and Shared Mobility • Education and Outreach • Targets and Tracking October 16, 2019, Work Session – Item 1