March 24, 2026 10AM-4PM

Location: Charlotte One Water Zone 4 Facility 

4100 West Tyvola Rd.| Charlotte, NC 28208

The in-person event held in Charlotte, NC was a joint meeting of the ETS Collaborative and the EDF Cities Initiative. It was facilitated by SACE, SSDN and EDF and made possible by funding from the Mosaic Environmental Fund. Topics discussed were the state of the ET market now, priorities of participants, resources used and needed, utility programs and local programs and actions.

Slide deck from the event

Agenda

• 10:00-11:00 Introductions including: 

  • Welcome 

  • Agenda review

  • State of the EV Market

  • Share out top priorities

    Group Discussion Priorities (all the sticky notes compiled with hyperlinks added)

• 11:00-12:00 Touch a Truck and talk with their handler!

  • An experiential hour with electric vehicles from Charlotte’s fleet and their operators who can answer questions.

  • Sparky (rear load solid waste truck), a F-150 Lightning with slide outs for field work, a Silverado EV 

• Lunch 12:00-1:00 Networking lunch

• 1:00-1:45 NEVI Update | Presentation and engagement opportunity

• 1:45-2:35 Topic 1: Resources for Success | presentations, table conversations, and report out/share

  Group Discussion Resources (all the sticky notes compiled with hyperlinks added)

• 2:35-2:45 10 min break

• 2:45-3:15 Topic 2: Utility Actions and Programs | presentation, lightning round, group conversation

• 3:15-3:55 Topic 3: Local Programs | presentation, table conversations, and report out/share 

• 3:55-4:00 Wrap-up/next steps

RESOURCES

Electrify The South Resource Guide

ETS Utility Programs Spreadsheet