EV Charging Expert Discusses Site Selection Software

EV Charging Expert Jenna McDavid

Zero emissions vehicle expert Jenna McDavid discusses our latest electric vehicle (EV) charging site selection solution in Government Technology. TREDLite EV, developed by Kimley-Horn, helps municipalities and businesses select the best EV charging sites based on real-world data and expert planning insights.

The article highlights the press event held by the bipartisan group Elected Officials to Protect America in which elected officials from across the country highlighted the urgency of transitioning to electric vehicles. States and municipalities will need public charging infrastructure to support their ambitious EV targets, making solutions like TREDLite EV crucial.

Jenna explains how TREDLite EV pairs each client’s unique priorities with custom data and analytics to select the prime locations to build charging infrastructure—including locations where incentives may be available to help offset deployment costs. Government Technology also echoes the importance of innovative sustainability solutions like TREDLite EV, stating, “These are the kinds of new technologies cities and planning agencies will be turning to as they move more aggressively toward transportation planning with electrification in mind.”

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Jenna McDavid ZEV Strategy & Planning Practice Lead: Jenna McDavid

ZEV Strategy & Planning Practice Lead

Jenna is highly experienced in clean energy and clean transportation. She specializes in delivering data-driven insights to support strategic decision-making. Her current and recent engagements focus on delivering expert advice regarding deployment of light-, medium-, and heavy-duty EVs and charging infrastructure as well as the policies and strategies to support these deployments. A recognized leader in the energy industry, Jenna serves as Vice President of the Board of Directors for the Association of Women in Water, Energy & Environment (AWWEE) and Treasurer of the Board of Directors for the International Energy Program Evaluation Conference (IEPEC). She served as Conference Chair for the 2019 IEPEC and has served as presenter or moderator for numerous conference sessions and webinars regarding zero-emission transit buses; charging infrastructure technologies and markets; and equitable siting of public charging infrastructure. Prior to joining Kimley-Horn, Jenna served two terms as Commissioner on Energy U e and Climate Change for the City of Somerville, MA, and as Expert Advisor to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on their Long-Term Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan process.