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Electric>Gas: How Austin Energy Is Building EV Champions

Austin Energy founded its Electric Vehicle and Emerging Technologies program almost a decade ago, when interest in consumer purchasing of EVs hovered around one percent. Recognizing the incredible potential for transportation electrification, their mission was to sell an idea, capture people's imaginations and engage customers with a community-first approach. Program Co-Founder and Manager Karl Popham, Senior EV Equity Program Lead Amy Atchley and EV Program Specialist Bobby Godsey reflect back on their unconventional marketing and community outreach methods, including groundbreaking advertising, the creation of EV-centric public spaces, school-based initiatives, collaborations with auto dealerships, online EV buyers' tools and one EV-loving tyrannosaurus rex.