The answer is we don’t know yet!! That is one of the goals of the project. With this project, we hope to understand vehicle use which then can be used to determine how much power is needed for charging. Then we can start to estimate the amount of renewable energy communities need to make electric vehicles work and what impacts charging might have on costs. Based on our work with communities we can determine if they make sense, and if they do, suggest guidelines for adoption to maximize environmental benefits and minimize cost. Based on what we know so far, we’ve made this calculator to see how the switch to an EV might impact fueling costs and emissions in Alaska communities.