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Ask an Electric Vehicle Driver!

Earth Week 2020 50th Anniversary of Earth Day Sponsored by the UMass System Sustainability Offices

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Welcome & Zoom 101

• 1. Please write in the chat box your name, campus and role(s),

and where you are calling-in from today: Example: Lisa Bjerke, GreenerU, Support in UMass Climate Action Plan, calling from Boston

• 2. If you can, please share your video to help each other

engage

• 3. Be on mute when you are not speaking (hold the space

tab/button to speak)

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Earth day in a pandemic

Moment of silence for people impacted by the pandemic.

We hope you and your communities are staying healthy and hopeful. We will move through this pandemic eventually and there will be a new normal. One thing we know is that the issue of global climate change will continue as one

• f the most pressing issues of our time and we all have a role to play.

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Goals with today’s lunch and learn

By the end of this webinar we will have had the opportunity to learn about EV-ownership.

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Meet your Drivers

► Rich Legault: Nissan Leaf driver ► Jackie Satlow: Chevrolet Bolt driver ► Jamie Jacquart: Tesla Model S driver

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Today’s Questions

► What make and model you chose to buy and why? ► Where do you primarily charge your EV and at what expense? ► What discounts were available to you (federal, state) and did this matter if you purchased or leased? ► What have been your repair / maintenance expenses? ► How do you charge when you go on a longer trip? ► Have you ever run out of juice?

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Rich: Nissan Leaf

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Jackie: Chevrolet Bolt

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Jamie: Tesla Model S

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Charging Resources

► Charge Point ► SEMA Connect ► Juice Pass ► Plug Share ► Google Maps ► Tesla

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Rebates

► Federal: up to $7,500 for some models ► State: up to $2,500 for all battery-electric models ► Charging equipment ► Solar PV systems & storage batteries ► Some HOV programs ► Preferential parking

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More Information

• n Electric Cars

► https://plugstar.com/ ► http:sierraclub.org/evguide ► https://driveelectricus.com/

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Thank you!

Don’t be a stranger! Reach out via email or phone to each schools sustainability office: ○ UMass Medical School, https://www.umassmed.edu/growinggreen/ ○ UMass Amherst, Sustainability ○ UMass Lowell, The Office of Sustainability ○ UMass Dartmouth, https://www.umassd.edu/campussustainability/ ○ UMass Boston, Sustainability at UMass Boston List of resources and references of this webinar will be shared online!

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