victorian electric vehicle trial mid-term report - Department of Transport

APPENDIX BEVS AND FLEETS 2012 PRACTICAL ROLL-OUT PLANThe guidance material below draws upon the experiences of fleets who have participated in the Victorian Electric VehicleTrial. The material was presented to attendees at the EVs and Fleets 2012 workshops.No. Task Inputs OutputsStarttimingKey Questions1 Design vehicledeployment planStrategic /corporateobjectivesFleet / operationaldataEV typeEV deploymentlocation / taskEV champion- 14 wks What do we want to know?Who is our audience?Where should the EV be based?Who is best suited to managing the EV?Which technology matches our fleet task?2 Procure vehicle EV typeBudget / timing3 Design charging plan EV specEV deploymentlocation / taskBudget / timingEV specEV delivery dateCharging planCharging spec /provider-12 wks Which technology and functional spec?Buy or lease?What are our charging needs/options?When will the vehicle be delivered?-10 wks Where could/should we charge tomaximise vehicle utilisation and exposure?What charging solution/s are available inthese location/s?What info do we require from chargingactivities?Do we need a charging service provider?Do we need a renewable energy strategy?4 Implement basecharging solutionCharging spec /providerCharging planBase chargingsolution-10 wks Where is our base charging solutionlocated and how does it work?How do we ensure the availability of ourbase charging solution?Do we want/need signage/groundmarking?How do we get energy use info?5 Design marketing plan Strategic /corporateobjectivesCorporatecommunicationsplanCharging planEV marketingstrategyEV livery design-6 wks What are we trying to tell our audiencewith the EV?What comm’s pathways work best for thisstory?How can we maximise the vehicle visibilityto our audience?6 Design vehiclemanagement planEV deploymentlocation / taskCharging planEV marketingstrategyEV managementplanStaff training& engagementplan-6 wks What’s our operational plan for thevehicle?How do we find out what we want to know?How do we minimise risk/maximiseutilisation?CREATING A MARKET 145