Rideshare Needs and Gaps Assessment Pilot

Objectives

This project builds on the outcomes of the Plan 1 Rideshare Pilot – for more information on Plan 1 work see that pilot page.

This project aims to assess the needs and gaps for rideshare and carshare providers to transition to electric vehicle use. Objectives include:

• Map and analyze gaps between rideshare/carshare availability, activity, and mobility demand generally. Map across priority geographies, with specific identification of where these gaps coincide with EIECs.
• Overlay EV charging availability and access to those mobility gap geographies, identifying where charging deserts may be limiting EV participation in rideshare and carshare services. Investigate the structural factors driving those gaps and assess the significance of these charging barriers relative to other rideshare and carshare EV expansion barriers.
• Synthesize utility interventions most likely to expand charging access and EV adoption among rideshare/carshare drivers in EIECs, with a high-level assessment of potential impact on driver economics, charging utilization, and fleet electrification.
• Assess load, capacity, and grid impacts associated with improved charging access in representative EIEC charging deserts, including the potential for managed charging to mitigate peak impacts while supporting electrification load growth.
• Recommend which interventions are most viable for Phase 2 field testing grounded in the geographies, barriers, and stakeholder insights surfaced through this research. Produce workflows outlining how ComEd programs could implement and scale learnings from this research, including opportunities for cross-program coordination within the Beneficial Electrification portfolio.