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Within ICF's PowerGuide, we can also specifically limit the selection of EV models to those available on cooperative purchasing contracts, such as Sourcewell, Drive EV Fleets, California Department of General Services, and others. Our EV library has already embedded the information regarding most of these cooperative purchasing contracts. This approach is designed to streamline the future vehicle procurement process for the City. Additionally, we will include recommendations on the types of cooperative purchasing contracts that may be most suitable for the City to ensure that City staff can make informed decisions that align with their specific needs and procurement strategies. Environmental Impacts: In addition to the TCO, the ICF team will conduct a lifecycle assessment accounting for emissions from electricity as well as liquid fuel production and distribution. ICF's PowerGuide can evaluate the criteria pollutant and GHG emissions reduction potential from the City's electric fleet. Our approach is based on lifecycle GHG emission factors from Argonne National Laboratory's Alternative Fuel Life -Cycle Environmental and Economic Transportation (AFLEET) tool and data from EPA's Emissions and Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID) to account for electricity carbon intensity variation at the regional level. PowerGuide Deliverables: Using the PowerGuide, the ICF team will deliver key recommendations at a vehicle -by - vehicle level and a fleet level. Outputs of the model will include the following: • Recommended zero emission technologies (battery electric, plug-in hybrid, and fuel cell vehicles) • Recommended EV replacement makes and models • TCO, including the upfront and lifecycle vehicle costs • Identification of vehicle types that are least viable for conversion • Recommended replacement years • A fleetwide phased vehicle replacement schedule • Estimated GHG emissions reductions from EV replacements • Recommended charger types (e.g., Level 2, DCFC) Task 3.2 Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment Needs Assessment Charging Infrastructure Assessment: Using the fleet modeling results and recommendations developed in FleetCHARGE Task 3.1, we will identify sites that will require new or 1%j, upgraded charging infrastructure, including the number, Charged by — types, and power level of EVSE. This assessment will be conducted using our FleetCHARGE tool, which is specifically designed to evaluate the charging energy and power requirements at each site where EV replacements are recommended and where EV operation is concentrated. The algorithms embedded in the tool analyze expected vehicle operations at each site and compare them with critical information on the EVs to accurately estimate daily charging needs. Key factors considered include the vehicles' energy efficiency, daily mileage or operation hours, battery capacity, maximum power acceptance rates, and charging time. we will utilize information on vehicle dwell time, driving routes, parking locations, and operational characteristics to determine the optimal locations for charging infrastructure. Using this information, the ICF team will develop a charging infrastructure implementation scenario with rollout schedule that projects the following information: • The projected number of chargers needed at each site to support the EV replacements • The recommended locations of EV charging infrastructure • The recommended type (e.g., Level 1, Level 2, DCFC) and power level (in kW) of chargers for each vehicle type • The overall power need associated with charging infrastructure at each site