ICLEI USA Insights & Exchange Series: Electric Vehicle Adoption

Who Should Attend?

State and local government officials, community-based organizations, financial institutions & green banks, and non-profit organizations with an interest in building efficiency and decarbonization.

Why Attend?

As local governments work to encourage electric vehicle adoption in their communities to reduce emissions, the successful deployment of infrastructure and equipment, and the electrification of municipal fleets will require supportive policies, internal coordination and cooperation, and funding to support implementation. This webinar brings together practical insights and real-world experience to help local governments and stakeholders move from planning to action.

Join this webinar to learn how local governments and partners are successfully advancing electric vehicle adoption through smart policy, strong partnerships, and innovative funding. This webinar will share best practices for increasing electric vehicle uptake in the community by scaling charging infrastructure through public and private means, building community and government trust in electric vehicle feasibility and reliability, and making the financial case for transitioning away from fossil fuel-based transportation—grounded in real-world examples you can apply in your own community.

Key Takeaways

Participants will gain insights into:

• Best practices for using local government levers to foster an environment conducive to electric vehicles.
• Tools, resources, and templates to support the creation of policies, data collection and analysis, and the monitoring of electric vehicle adoption strategies.
• Internal coordination among departments to transition municipal fleets.
• Developing relationships with external partners that can expand the charging infrastructure.
• Unique and novel funding strategies to deploy and sustain the electric vehicle transition.
• Community engagement and buy-in.
• Real-world examples of best practices from local governments.

Featured Speakers

• Facilitator:

  • Jadon Basilevac, Senior Program Officer – ICLEI USA

• Panelists

  • Matthew Stephens-Rich, Director of Programs – Electrification Coalition
  • Jessie Lund, Senior Program Director, Transportation – NASEO
  • Tammie Bostick, Chief Executive – Utah Clean Cities Coalition / ChargeWest
  • Martín Bonzi, Sustainable Fleet Analyst (EV) – Sawatch Labs.
  • Daniel Wilkins, Policy Analyst – Atlas Public Policy
  • Levent Akinci, Sustainability Planner – City of Nashua, NH
  • Kira Koppel, Sustainability Specialist II – Town of Eagle, CO
  • Brian McCartan, Climate Finance Advisor – ICLEI USA

This series is supported by ICLEI USA and the CGC’s Municipal Investment Fund.