University of Minnesota Fleet Electrification Project

The following projects shown in this section were all completed in efforts to optimize and facilitate the transition of over half (>250 vehicles) of the Twin-Cities campus fleet to electric or hybrid alternatives. I was project lead on the feasibility stage of this project and now have continued as lead and co-manager in the ongoing implementation stage.

A Seasonal Analysis of Electric Vehicle Performance

In the earlier stages of the UMN FM EV Transition Startegy, my team needed to better understand the realistic effects that extreme Minneapolis cold could have on electric vehicles. Going into the process, we understood how temperature effects all aspects of electrical car components, translating to large effects on EVs. While industry knowledge gave a general idea of the range reduction we had to prepare for, I belived it best to source our own data and precisely understand what challenges we must plan around in our unique climate.

The timeline of the project depended on getting real-time data on existing electric vehicle battery life and charging needs. Our real world scenario was compared to published industry standards. Electric vehicle battery usage was tracked for six months between August 1st, 2024 and February 1st, 2025. All graph columns show the Geotabs-calculated Effective Range Estimate for each vehicle on a full charge, utilizing weather data, battery charge levels, historic energy consumption, and distances traveled. Each column is a monthly average across all identical vehicle models in the fleet.