Oregon Department of Energy Launches New Interactive Electric Vehicle Dashboard
SALEM — The Oregon Department of Energy announced today a new interactive electric vehicle dashboard showing how more Oregonians are making the switch to EVs – including EV adoption rates, most popular EV models, charging information, and more. As the dashboard shows, electric vehicles are steadily becoming a more practical (and affordable!) transportation option in Oregon.
The Oregon Electric Vehicle Dashboard displays Oregon’s total number of electric vehicles by type, such as battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and by county location. Users can drill down further in the data to explore a variety of information, including the number of BEVs and PHEVs for every 1,000 residents, the area’s median household income, and average work travel time. A deeper dive through interactive maps shows EVs by electric utility and by census tract. The platform even allows the user to look at EV registrations in Oregon since 1995 and the number of EVs registered in Oregon by make, model, and year.
Learning about the types of vehicles available, the cost of EVs, and fuel and maintenance savings is usually the first step for a consumer before taking the electric leap. For example, what potential fuel cost savings do the different makes and models offer? How much can you save by switching to electric? Now consumers and the curious have a convenient calculator to answer these questions in the dashboard. Select a favorite model from a comprehensive list of EVs, then enter a few pieces of information about the user’s weekly vehicle mileage and what they currently pay for gas and electricity. The calculator provides a customized assessment of annual and monthly savings.
In addition to cost savings for fuel, going electric also means going green. The dashboard’s calculator lets Oregon drivers know how their carbon footprint will shrink by showing annual gasoline fuel emissions versus electric fuel emissions. The calculator will even take into account the electricity provider’s emissions. Thanks to an increasingly-clean electricity mix, fueling an electric vehicle anywhere in Oregon will reduce vehicle greenhouse gas emissions – in some places by more than 90 percent.
The new dashboard is available just in time to celebrate National Drive Electric Week, which kicks off on September 26. The project was a collaborative effort with help from Oregon zero emission vehicle advocates and other State of Oregon partners. The dashboard supports a larger effort to promote vehicle electrification, meet Oregon’s electric vehicle adoption goals, and create a centrally-located resource for Oregon EV data. Dashboard development was supported by a U.S. Department of Energy State Energy Program formula grant, which ODOE uses to support increased alternative fuel vehicle adoption and carbon reduction in Oregon’s transportation sector, including electric vehicles.
ODOE's dashboard includes internal agency data, as well as data from the Oregon Department of Transportation’s Driver & Motor Vehicle Services, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s Clean Fuels Program, Portland State University, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Energy, Hyundai USA, U.S. Energy Information Administration, and the Federal Highway Administration.
