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The City of South Lake Tahoe has partnered with the South Shore Transit Management Association to help facilitate the transition of the Lake Link microtransit fleet to electric. Dedicated overnight parking and Level 2 and Level 3 chargers are necessary to ensure success. The City has an aspirational goal to achieve 24/7 carbon free energy by 2030 and seeks to support Level 2 charging with with stored solar energy for overnight charging at a "Microtransit EV Charging Base Station". The Level 3 charging will be for on-route charging as needed. The project takes an innovative technology approach to tracking carbon intensity of the fleet, a step toward 24/7 hourly certification.
Implementation
2023
2024
2025
$1,000,000
Sara Letton (sletton@cityofslt.us)
12/14/2022
01/03/2025
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Organizations
Organizations
| City of South Lake Tahoe (CSLT) | Stephen Anderjack - City of South Lake Tahoe (CSLT) | |||
| U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) | Matt Ambroziak - U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) |
EIP Details
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Transportation Details
Estimated Budgets
| / Cost Type | Total | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon Reduction Program - California (FHWA) | $275,000 | ||||
| Preliminary Engineering | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Right of Way (aka Land Acquisition) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Construction | $275,000 | $0 | $275,000 | $0 | |
| City of South Lake Tahoe General Fund (CSLT) | $31,000 | ||||
| Preliminary Engineering | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Right of Way (aka Land Acquisition) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Construction | $31,000 | $0 | $31,000 | $0 | |
| Tahoe Fund (Tahoe Fund) | $45,000 | ||||
| Preliminary Engineering | $45,000 | $0 | $45,000 | $0 | |
| Grand Total | $351,000 | $0 | $351,000 | $0 | |
Performance Measures
Expected Performance Measures
Expected Performance Measures
| Tons of Greenhouse Gases Reduced | [Type of Mitigation: Avoided Emissions] | 180 | tons |
Reported Performance Measures
Reported Performance Measures
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| Year(s) | 2023, 2024 |
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| Explanation | Funding was approved late in 2023. An RFP was released in January 2024 for engineering consultants to result in construction documents. The engineer's contract was approved at council in August. The consultants anticipate completion of the construction documents in early winter 2025. |
Funding
Expected Funding
Expected Funding
$1,000,000
$351,000
$649,000
| Total | |||
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| Carbon Reduction Program - California (FHWA) | $275,000 | $275,000 | $0 |
| City of South Lake Tahoe General Fund (CSLT) | $31,000 | $31,000 | $0 |
| Tahoe Fund (Tahoe Fund) | $45,000 | $45,000 | $0 |
| Grand Total | $351,000 | $351,000 | $0 |
Reported Expenditures
Reported Expenditures
| Total | 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon Reduction Program - California | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| City of South Lake Tahoe General Fund | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Grand Total | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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supports the transition of clean electric motors over internal combustion engines for a growing microtransit fleet.microtransit reduces the number of cars on the roads contributing fine particulates.
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makes possible the transition of internal combustion engine vehicles to electric, reducing GHG footprint of the new microtransit system in and around South Lake Tahoe. Reduces vehicle miles per capita while riders share miles and reduce GHGs per mile traveled.
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Notes
Notes
| 12/30/2024 1:14 PM | Sara Letton | 12/30/2024 Project Update: The design work for this site was included in a larger electrical engineering design contract that included other city fleet EV charging sites. This resulted in some unexpected delays. However, design work is anticipated to conclude in winter 2025, and the City expects construction to proceed in 2025 for the EV Charging Base Station. This site will be where vehicles will charge overnight with stored solar energy, supplemented by grid energy if needed. | ||
| 12/06/2022 10:22 AM | Sara Letton | Microtransit is new to the South Shore as of 2022. The South Shore Transit Management Association contracted The Downtowner to provide service, known locally as Lake Link. The pilot year was a major success with four vans averaging over 10,000 passenger rides per month while earning an average 4.91 of 5 stars service rating, and is expected to exceed 120,000 rides in its first full year. This project aims to electrify the entire Lake Link microtransit fleet. The City is a voting board member and a funding partner of SSTMA and is invested in the success of microtransit for numerous reasons, including: traffic congestion reduction; addressing equity; quality of life improvement; visitor experience enhancement; and, greenhouse gas reduction. SSTMA Board Members and Program Manager have been an integral part of the electrification project development with the City. The SSTMA does not own property at all, and needs the City as a partner in order to provide the land and infrastructure for parking and charging. SSTMA cannot invest in electric vans until the charging infrastructure is in place. Once it is, the transition to electric will be swift. Microtransit by itself provides many benefits, while electrifying it provides additional benefits in terms of mitigating/avoiding pollution and the City has prioritized addressing this challenge. Microtransit electrification is called out specifically in 2021-2026 Strategic Priority 1.4.7. Transportation electrification is a significant action outlined in the City's Climate Action Plan. Achieving 24/7 carbon free energy citywide by 2030 is a goal. The City is actively working to decarbonize the local electric grid. In the meantime, the City seeks to utilize this electric microtransit project as a pilot for innovative hourly carbon intensity tracking and certification and has the technology partner secured. The City is a United Nations 24/7 Carbon Free Energy Compact signatory and is networked with other signatories from around the nation and the world. This project was a finalist for a Google-funded grant opportunity but did not win. The City and partners will continue to try to fund it in part or in full as opportunities arise. |