Electric Vehicle Coordinating Council
Sharing knowledge to accelerate electric vehicle adoption across the Bay Area and beyond.
The Bay Area Electric Vehicle Coordinating Council, or EV Council, is a peer-to-peer forum of diverse stakeholders that meets several times a year, often hosting expert panels to discuss new EV trends, information, and best practices for projects.
Members represent a cross-section of EV stakeholders from all nine Bay Area counties:
- charging infrastructure and technology companies
- auto manufacturers
- city and county staff
- transit agencies and authorities
- federal and state government agencies
- utilities and community choice aggregators
- interest groups
- regional entities
Acterra and Cool the Earth facilitate the EV Council.
The facilitators are nonprofits fighting climate change with a combined two decades of experience in the EV sector, offering consumer education and leading in policy advocacy to ensure an equitable transition to clean transportation.
Meeting Calendar
Upcoming meeting times and locations will be posted below.
Recordings and any additional meeting materials will be added when available.
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Join the EV Council
Stay connected with the EV Council by clicking the subscribe button near the bottom of this page. By subscribing, you will receive notifications about upcoming Council meetings, newsletters, and other valuable EV Council resources.
The EV Council invites all interested parties including individuals, organizations, and government entities to join in the meetings, actively contribute to discussions, and collectively work towards a sustainable transportation future.
Steering Committee
The EV Council benefits from a steering committee that advises the facilitation team on industry developments and helps shape meeting topics and format. Steering committee members connect with other industry thought leaders and actively contribute to important discussions. Members commit about six hours per year to steering committee meetings. We seek to have a broad representation of sectors on the steering committee.
Steering Committee Members:
- Nicole Appenzeller, San Francisco Environment Department, Senior Clean Transportation Specialist
- Maureen Blanc, Charge Across Town, Executive Director
- Josh Chanin, San Jose Clean Energy, Senior Decarbonization Program Specialist
- Rachel DiFranco, City of Palo Alto, Utilities Program Services Manager
- Brendan Havenar-Daughton, Contra Costa County, Energy Manager
- Mikaela Hiatt, TAM, Associate Transportation Planner
- Phillip Kobernick, Peninsula Clean Energy, Senior Transportation Programs Manager
- Ted Lamm, UC Berkeley School of Law - Center for Law, Energy & the Environment, Senior Research Fellow, Climate
- Sarah Moore, City of Berkeley, Sustainability Program Manager
- Vivian Rahwanji, Community Housing Development Corporation of North Richmond, Director of Operations
- Stacey Reineccius, Powertree Services Inc., CEO
- Jennifer Sajor (Alternate), City of Berkeley, Electric Mobility Coordinator
- Tessa Sanchez, Tesla, Senior Policy Advisor
- Gopal Shanker, Récolte Energy, President
- Heidi Sickler, BP Pulse Fleet, Energy and Environment Senior Associate
- Zac Thompson, Ava Community Energy, Senior Associate, Energy Resources Program
- Francesca Wahl (Alternate), Tesla, Senior Charging Policy Manager
- Brett Wiley (Alternate), Ava Community Energy, Senior Program Associate, Electric Mobility
Acterra Contact Information
If you would like to be considered for the steering committee, please contact the facilitator at EV.Council@acterra.org.
Bay Area EV Funding Navigator Tool
With unprecedented amounts of funding for transportation electrification, organizations have more opportunities than ever to secure support for EV, EV infrastructure, and E-Mobility projects.
To help navigate these opportunities, the EV Council formed a Working Group to develop a tool that streamlines information sharing about EV, EV infrastructure, and E-Mobility funding. This tool organizes grant opportunities in an easy-to-navigate format to help organizations find funding and improve access to critical funding resources.
Below is a link to view or download the tool, including guidelines on how the information is organized.
View the Bay Area EV Funding Navigator Tool
Electric Vehicle Resources
- PG&E Integration Capacity Analysis and Distribution Investment Deferral Framework maps
- Charge@Work – CALSTART
- Charge@Work is a DOE-funded National Workplace Charging program. Through the Charge@Work program, CALSTART and partners provide free technical assistance to employers interested in pursuing workplace charging projects.
- Electric Vehicle Resource Center
- Design Recommendations for Accessible Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
- Plan Bay Area 2050+
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Last Updated: 2023/7/18