Accelerate to Zero Emissions

A Regional Collaboration to Curb Air Pollution and Climate Change through Transportation Electrification

 

Collaborating Members

Accelerate to Zero Emissions is a collaboration comprised of regional stakeholders in support of transportation electrification.

Collaboration members provide input and direction to the development of the Regional Gap Analysis and Regional Strategy. There are five levels of participation:

The Core Project Team is comprised of staff working on regional EV related efforts from SANDAG, SDG&E, County of San Diego, SDAPCD and City of San Diego. The Core Project Team is responsible for development of the initiative, facilitating A2Z EV Collaboration meetings, leading development of a Regional Gap Analysis and Regional Strategy and procuring and managing a consultant

Steering Committee Members include the Core Project Team and staff from organizations throughout the region actively involved in advancing transportation electrification. The Steering Committee Members will have direct involvement in the strategic planning and decision making process provide and is expected to provide input and feedback to the Core Project Team and help shape the development of a Needs Assessment and EV Strategy.

Advising Members include diverse stakeholders that comprise organizations interested in EVs throughout the San Diego County region.

Advising Members have limited direct involvement in the strategic planning and decision making process within the Collaboration but may provide input on development of the EV Strategy, outreach, and implementation of programs that result from the Committee’s efforts by participating in surveys, workshops and trainings. Advising members are critical to the success of promoting EV and EV infrastructure in San Diego County and as such are encouraged to participate in the A2Z EV Collaboration and share information with their constituents and network.

Champions of the collaboration and Regional EV Strategy may comprise elected officials and executive leadership from organizations that support EV efforts.

Champions may be asked to provide letters of support and attend press events to raise awareness of the collaboration and the Regional EV Strategy. Champions are critical to the success of promoting EV and EV infrastructure in San Diego County and as such are encouraged to participate in the A2Z EV Collaboration and share information with their constituents and networks.

  • Community members have been integral in the A2Z EV Collaboration. As a part of the EV Strategy’s first phase of community engagement, five community events were held in communities affected by structural inequities and an online questionnaire was launched in English and Spanish. Over 390 community members have shared their feedback on how a Regional EV Strategy may best serve San Diego County.
  • The online questionnaire for the EV Strategy concluded on October 14, 2022. Feedback received from the questionnaire, in addition to all feedback received from the first phase of community engagement will be taken into consideration for the draft strategies, which are expected to be complete in 2023. Community members are encouraged to provide additional feedback at any time to SDG&E Clean Transportation Innovation Manager Robert Iezza, at ACruz7@sdge.com.

For more information on how to get involved, please contact us at ACruz7@sdge.com.