Name: One thing I can change: Go electric
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The upfront cost may be significant,
but when you apply incentives and

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then consider the cost savings that
come with reduced maintenance needs,

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and ultimately the savings with
the fueling cost compared to gas or

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diesel, that's a significant saving.

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My name is Stacy Noblet.

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I am Vice President of Transportation
Electrification for ICF, and

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ICF is a global consulting firm
based in the United States.

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One thing your business can
do today to move toward a more

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sustainable future is to go electric
and adopt electric vehicles.

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It might seem overwhelming, but businesses
should consider going electric today

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because all of the pieces are in place.

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The electric vehicles are
available or coming soon.

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Charging infrastructure
is being built out.

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There are funds at the federal, state,
local, and even private company level.

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And the benefits of electric vehicles
far outweigh internal combustion

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engines with regard to environmental
impacts and cost savings for fleets.

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Right now there is a wide range of
electric vehicles available today,

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available to order and be delivered
soon across all vehicle classes.

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So businesses may be focused on light
duty vehicles or may have a mix of

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light, medium, heavy duty, and even
vehicles that operate off-road.

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And there are solutions for all of those
vehicle sectors to go electric today.

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As businesses transition
to electric vehicles, there

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are a lot of considerations.

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It isn't an obvious choice necessarily.

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What's important is that businesses
step back, take a look at the fleet

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that they're operating today, analyse
opportunities for electrification and

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map out, really a roadmap to acquire the
vehicles, install charging infrastructure

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if that's necessary, or partner with
infrastructure providers in the area to

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make sure those vehicles can be charged.

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Of course, the environmental impacts
are one benefit, but certainly the cost

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is another significant consideration.

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The upfront cost of electric vehicles
and charging infrastructure is

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significant today, but we're seeing
that come down and certainly incentives

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are available from electric utilities,
government agencies, and other sources.

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So, businesses should take a real
holistic look at what they're doing

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today with their fleet and how they might
electrify over the next five or 10 years.

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Not every business will find that
electrification makes sense for them in

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the near term, maybe in the long term.

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But also consider that, whether it's
the fleet operations that you want to

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focus on, or helping employees transition
their own personal vehicles to electric,

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installing workplace charging and
providing other benefits can certainly

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help move the needle in those respects.

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One of the most significant benefits
of electric vehicles, besides the

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environmental impacts or lack thereof,
is really the cost savings, especially

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over the lifetime of the vehicle.

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You know, the upfront cost may be
significant, but when you apply incentives

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and then consider the cost savings
that come with reduced maintenance

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needs, and ultimately the savings with
the fueling costs compared to gas or

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diesel, that's a significant saving.

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And so, it really does pencil out
for most businesses to consider

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electrifying part or their entire fleet.

The upfront cost may be significant,
but when you apply incentives and

then consider the cost savings that
come with reduced maintenance needs,

and ultimately the savings with
the fueling cost compared to gas or

I am Vice President of Transportation
Electrification for ICF, and

ICF is a global consulting firm
based in the United States.

One thing your business can
do today to move toward a more

sustainable future is to go electric
and adopt electric vehicles.

It might seem overwhelming, but businesses
should consider going electric today

The electric vehicles are
available or coming soon.

Charging infrastructure
is being built out.

There are funds at the federal, state,
local, and even private company level.

And the benefits of electric vehicles
far outweigh internal combustion

engines with regard to environmental
impacts and cost savings for fleets.

Right now there is a wide range of
electric vehicles available today,

available to order and be delivered
soon across all vehicle classes.

So businesses may be focused on light
duty vehicles or may have a mix of

light, medium, heavy duty, and even
vehicles that operate off-road.

And there are solutions for all of those
vehicle sectors to go electric today.

As businesses transition
to electric vehicles, there

What's important is that businesses
step back, take a look at the fleet

that they're operating today, analyse
opportunities for electrification and

map out, really a roadmap to acquire the
vehicles, install charging infrastructure

if that's necessary, or partner with
infrastructure providers in the area to

Of course, the environmental impacts
are one benefit, but certainly the cost

The upfront cost of electric vehicles
and charging infrastructure is

significant today, but we're seeing
that come down and certainly incentives

are available from electric utilities,
government agencies, and other sources.

So, businesses should take a real
holistic look at what they're doing

today with their fleet and how they might
electrify over the next five or 10 years.

Not every business will find that
electrification makes sense for them in

But also consider that, whether it's
the fleet operations that you want to

focus on, or helping employees transition
their own personal vehicles to electric,

installing workplace charging and
providing other benefits can certainly

One of the most significant benefits
of electric vehicles, besides the

environmental impacts or lack thereof,
is really the cost savings, especially

You know, the upfront cost may be
significant, but when you apply incentives

and then consider the cost savings
that come with reduced maintenance

needs, and ultimately the savings with
the fueling costs compared to gas or

And so, it really does pencil out
for most businesses to consider

One Thing I Can Change

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Climate change is happening, and we will have to change with it. In a world full of uncertainty, what's one thing you can change in order to make your business more sustainable?
Stacy Noblet, Vice-President, Transportation at ICF, argues that while some businesses could be put off by high upfront costs of electric cars and vehicles, there are both economic and environmental benefits to electrifying your fleet.

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Stacy Noblet

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