[Caevlist] OSU Corvallis campus EV options

[Trelstad, Brandon]

Hi all,
There has recently been increased interest from some department leaders at OSU in electric vehicles for on and around the Corvallis campus.  The need is for short range people haulers - utility vehicles and longer range vehicles for out of town (100+ miles) are part of a separate conversation that is moving slower, but also happening.

For main campus needs, we are looking at options like Archimoto, Club Car, used Nissan Leafs and various things from Polaris.  We have many Kubota products but I can't find an electric offering for the US market.  From the little recent web browsing I've done, a used Leaf seems to best fit the bill.  Our priorities for this vehicle include:

*       Enclosed for winter (heat nice but not required)

*       At least 25 MPH capable, but preferably 35

*       40+ mile range, but more is better (of course!)

*       Most important: maintainable, from an established vendor with good parts availability and/or local support.  Nothing experimental or with a mixed track record.  Tolerance for premature failure (Gem anyone??) is very low.

If there are vehicles in the space "between" NEVs and full on road EVs, I'd love to hear more.  Other thoughts appreciated!  Thanks,
Brandon


Brandon Trelstad | OSU Sustainability Officer
Oregon State University Sustainability Office
850 SW 35th Street | Corvallis, OR 97333 | Phone:  541-737-3307
brandon.trelstad at oregonstate.edu<mailto:brandon.trelstad at oregonstate.edu> | sustainability.oregonstate.edu

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