Education & Incentives Resources

Host public education events and campaigns

• Host Ride and Drives in the community

• Create an educational video about EVs

• Create educational materials or devote space in newsletters to educate residents about EVs and available incentives

• Host informational booths that share EV and EV charger financial incentives and/or educational materials at community gatherings

• Use metrics collected to tell success stories around electrification (this can be multi-modal)

• Engage with local committees or groups focused on clean energy.

Create an EV landing page on the city website

• Create a specific page on the website that includes information about EVs

• Promote the EV programs the city and utilities offer to residents

• Add (or link to) a map or list of publicly available chargers in the area or Identify and promote EVCS by sharing digital EVCS locating tools

• Add language highlighting how EVs and chargers fit into community plans and goals, link if available

• List and link adopted and/or proposed EV charging infrastructure ordinances and/or permitting checklists

Provide EV and EV charger education to commercial property owners

• Create and promote materials on EV benefits, opportunities, and purchasing guides for commercial property owners

• Host EV workshops or webinars for commercial property owners

• Create a section on the city's EV webpage dedicated to EV education for commercial property owners

• Educate commercial property owners about the importance of establishing service agreement plans before public EVSE is installed

Offer financial incentives for charging infrastructure installation

• Allow charging infrastructure as an applicable expense in financing or grants for housing

• Require housing financing or grants to include charging infrastructure installation

• Require housing financing or grants to include charging infrastructure installation

• Promote state and federal incentives

• Create an EV charger incentive for residents

• Create a charging infrastructure loan program

Offer financial incentives for purchasing EVs

• Create incentives or financing for EV purchases by local businesses

• Educate dealerships about financial incentives

• Create incentives and/or benefits with local dealerships

• Create incentives or financing for EVs for residents