Understanding the value of an EV Impact Study™ for your dealership

Here are some details to consider:

• Why intertwining DATA into all hardware being deployed throughout the dealership designed to proactively manage business bottlenecks
• Why power management at the charger and at the main electrical service is critical to control business and process costs
• How inventory management software works and why it is critical to manage a mixed vehicle delivery on and off–site
• Proper network design and management for all interconnecting devices blended with the newly deployed EV charging hardware
• Why proactively managing all divisions required for dealership operation through data and analytics software as EV adoption grows
• Understanding how incentive availability functions, and what strategies are required to maximize the approval rate

• What to expect for power infrastructure planning with all stakeholders now and in the future
• What are the current supply chain challenges for all required installation components, and what strategies alleviate the risks
• Understanding the numerous choices in charging hardware and what to consider for each area of your dealership now and in the future
• Customized training programs for every division of your dealership aligning all staff with new EV demands and risks
• Understanding project specification, scope of work, timing, and cost risks. How to blend these with the utility company requirements to achieve maximum incentive and tax benefits

The Future Energy EV Impact Study™ is designed to collaborate with all your dealership leaders and align with a strategy to proactively plan for the adoption of electrical vehicles. The time frame for a typical strategy roll–out is 4–6 months on the short–term stage and as long as 60 months on the long–term readiness plan. These are based on OEM manufacturing volumes as projected, as well as utility infrastructure backlogs and supply chain deliveries globally.

Most, if not all electrical contractors approach an installation from the aspect of hardware, material, labor, overhead, which are all created on a scope they develop. The EV Impact Study™ is a business collaboration designed to provide insight into the dealership business flow and utilize proactive and reactive software to help elevate bottleneck risks as vehicle charging demands increase.

*Note: Future Energy welcomes your electrical contractor to deliver a proposal on a specification and scope of work developed by our collaboration and alignment.

In the absence of software imbedded and networked in the EV hardware, all supporting components such as; managing power usage, vehicle battery levels, inventory charging strategies, unauthorized charging station use, and other process management tools will not be possible.

You can wait if you have a strategy to address the risks. Here are some to consider:

• Utility and Federal incentive monies are limited. Some come and go in as little as 24 – 48 hours. As an example, some of the Northeast American incentive fund of $750M has already been exhausted in less than 12 months.

• Infrastructure power for adequate service the chargers required now and, in the future, takes anywhere between 12 – 36 months due to utility company backlog. Supply chain constraints effect all materials for a typical installation and can add as much as twelve months to your project once everything is designed and ordered.

The Future Energy EV Impact Study™ delivers a comprehensive business assessment and mutual understanding. Learn how electrification will impact your specific dealership functionality and processes now and in the coming years. In addition, the area’s most often not addressed or understood by a “contractor proposal” put your business at risk.

As the electric vehicles are currently being developed and built with already scheduled roll-out to every dealership, understanding how your business will be impacted now, and in the future will allow for proactive planning and strategic project development.

Every area of your dealership will be impacted “from factory to delivery”. Future Energy has strategies built for every step. Retail lots, public charging, showroom, customer and sales interaction, service, collision, inventory management, power management, training, software, financial and tax incentives, etc.

The fundamental impact is the electrical power infrastructure and managing usage after connected and the time management around how long vehicles take to charge under fluctuating circumstances. Each of these will create “business bottlenecks”.

All electrical charging stations are not created equal, and the first step should be to understand why and how the vehicle flow is to be managed from factory roll-off to your client’s garage. Additionally, one of the main components in the building of the EV fueling network in North America is the very robust cash incentives which can represent as much as 90% reduction of the first cost by installing charging stations that are “approved”.

Charging stations are rated as Level I, II, or III. These stations operate at differing voltages as well as amperage. Also, basic charging stations are “non-networked” which will not allow for anything to be controlled remotely and typically are not approved for installation incentive programs.

The main differences are – cost of the hardware, power required to operate, how many miles of range each vehicle gains per hour of charging, what vehicles can accept charging from each station type, and cash incentives available for each station type.

It has been our experience that nearly every existing automotive dealership will require a significant upgrade to their current electrical infrastructure.

Left unchecked with no strategy on power usage the electrical costs could drastically impact the dealerships utility operating costs. With the proper power management tools and software in place, proactive control mechanisms are available through Future Energy.