You are invited to the North Texas Renewable Energy Group’s Oct. 10 monthly meeting, 10am – 12pm, via Zoom, to hear Tom "Smitty" Smith, TX Electric Transportation Resources Alliance Executive Director: "EVs---How Fast is the EVolution Coming?" https://ntreg.org/events.html Subscribe to NTREG groups.io or register with Eventbrite to get the Zoom access information: https://ntreg.groups.io/g/main https://www.eventbrite.com/e/electric-vehicles-overview-with-txetra-tom-smitty-smith-registration-124273711015
Texas Electric Vehicle Updates for NTREG Oct 10 Meeting Some interesting updates on TX EVs as a teaser for this Sat. Oct. 10, 2020, 10am – 12pm NTREG Zoom monthly meeting with TxETRA’s Tom “Smitty” Smith: "EVs---How Fast is the EVolution Coming?" Subscribe to NTREG groups.io or register with Eventbrite to get the Zoom access information: https://www.facebook.com/events/774224530093800/ EVStats visualization from DFW Clean Cities EVNT, 2020 NDEW Virtual attendance, and TX PUC EV docket proceedings: 1) Screenshot from one of several Microsoft BI interactive visuals from DFW Clean Cities & North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) Electric Vehicles North TX (EVNT) below. Downloadable data is compiled monthly, and that with Sep added should be available any day now: https://www.dfwcleancities.org/evnt 2) National Drive Electric Weeks website has a page with stats for this & prior years. A quick look at this year’s data shows: https://driveelectricweek.org/stats city state registered registered attendees vehicles Los Angeles CA 1143 653 Dallas-Fort Worth TX 184 121 Longmont CO 48 42 Washington DC 106 42 Santa Cruz County CA 63 39
San Antonio TX 15 7 Corpus Christi TX 9 6 Waco TX 5 5 Bellmead TX 4 4 San Antonio TX 5 3 El Paso TX 3 2 El Paso TX 1 1 Houston TX 2 1 San Antonio TX 3 1
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Vehicle qty electric Tesla Model 3 37 982,228 Tesla Model S 21 1,296,144 Chevrolet Volt 16 499,039 Nissan LEAF 8 277,268 Tesla Model Y 7 13,320
Toyota RAV4 EV 3 292,533 Tesla Roadster 2 48,700 Zero Motorcycle 2 64,100 Audi A3 e-tron 1 10,000 Cadillac ELR 1 41,000 Fiat 500e 1 34,357 Ford Fusion Energi 1 3,000 Honda Clarity PI Hybrid 1 5,000 Other Plug-In Vehicle 1 Smart fortwo electric 1 15,000 Think City 1 35,000 Toyota Plug-in Prius 1
18,000 3) TX Public Utilities Commission Docket 49125, Review of Issues Related to Electric Vehicles, had a bunch of filings posted on 8/31/2020 in response to their second call for comments:
http://interchange.puc.texas.gov/Search/Filings?UtilityType=E&ControlNumber=49125&ItemMatch=Equal&DocumentType=ALL&SortOrder=Ascending
Ref: Filing 49125-32, Staff’s Proposed Questions for Comment (2nd round)
http://interchange.puc.texas.gov/Documents/49125_32_1077120.PDF
1. As a matter of policy, which entity or entities should be permitted to own or operate an electric vehicle charging station in the Texas competitive electric market? Is a different ownership structure appropriate for service areas not open to retail competition?
2. Is the operation of an electric vehicle charging station a retail sale of electricity?
3. As a matter of policy, how should the cost of the distribution system infrastructure associated with an electric vehicle charging station be recovered in the Texas competitive electric market?
4. Is the answer to Question 3 different for an electric vehicle charging station located in a remote area, primarily for use by long-distance rather than local motorists?
This monthly meeting was great, and I learned a lot of valuable stuff here. I was able to complete my Reflection Paper Outline using the information I learned here, and that is important for me.