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

No. Task Inputs OutputsStarttimingKey Questions7 Receive vehicle &validate plansEV delivery dateEV livery designCharging planBranded EVValidatedmanagement/charging plans0 Who can make/apply our vehicle livery andwhen?Does our EV operate as expected?Does our EV champion understandall aspects of the vehicle operation/management plan?Does our EV work with all aspects of ourcharging plan?8 Commission vehicleinto fleetBranded EVValidatedmanagement/charging plansStaff training &engagement planEV marketing planEV deployment +2 wks Are our staff aware of the vehicle?Who of our Exec team could drive thevehicle?Do the drivers understand how to operatethe vehicle in line with the management/charging plans?Have drivers accepted the vehicle?When do we implement ourcommunications activities?9 Evaluate performance& realise valueEV deploymentEV managementplanEV marketing planOptimal vehicleutilisationFulfilmentof strategic/ corporateobjectives+3 wksonwardsAre we meeting our vehicle utilisationtargets and if not, why and what changescan be made?What are our target audience awarenesslevels of the vehicle?Have we obtained investment-gradeinformation to inform future businessplanning?Notes:• Advice applies to early-market / initial vehicle adoption in 2012-3• Assumes the business case to proceed has already been approved• Start timing doesn’t take internal approval processes or product supply leadtimes into account• Variations in supplier business models may influence the solution design and timing.