Dealership Experiences and Outlooks on Selling, Leasing, and Servicing EVs

As the automotive sector continues to move toward greater levels of electrification, automotive dealers have emerged as key players in the transition. This report seeks to share dealerships’ experiences and outlooks on electric vehicles (EVs) by describing key takeaways from interviews Atlas Public Policy (Atlas) conducted with seven dealers across four states. The goal is to understand and identify solutions that could improve both consumer and dealer experiences with EVs. Atlas asked interviewees about their experiences so far with EVs; what they see as challenges or opportunities related to EVs; and what, if any, resources, policies, or programs would help support them as EV adoption increases.

Amy Malaki

Amy Malaki is the head of policy and sustainability at SkyNRG and SkyNRG Americas, pioneering global leaders in sustainable aviation fuel production and supply. Prior to SkyNRG, Amy was the associate director for the transportation portfolio at the ClimateWorks Foundation where she developed philanthropic investment strategies to advance a sustainable, equitable and low-carbon mobility system. She also pioneered the organization’s international aviation decarbonization strategy. Prior to that she focused on Asia business development at Better Place, a Silicon Valley electric vehicle network startup. She has a B.A. in Chinese and China studies from the University of Washington and an M.A. in international policy studies (energy and environment) from Stanford University.