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College of Engineering Unit: 
Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering
Project Team Member(s): 
Ian Replinger, Brianna Corbett and Devon Sinclair
Project ID: 
MIME.202
Project Description: 

Samaritan Health Services requested a feasibility study for a fleet conversion to Electric Vehicles (EVs). Electrifying their courier fleet will allow SHS to better serve the Willamette Valley and Oregon Coast with zero tailpipe emissions and reduced maintenance costs. 

While the transition from gasoline to green energy is becoming all the rage, the reality is not many electric vans are coming out in time to meet the fleet requirements. This Capstone project team has designed and implemented an optimization program to minimize the cost of an electrified fleet composition as the EV landscape is transformed. Using mixed integer linear programming, we found a plan that accounts for the fluctuating promises of electric car manufacturers. 

We took the guesswork out of SHS’ transition to electric vehicles so they can focus on what really matters: saving lives.

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Industry Sponsor(s): 
  • Samaritan Health Services

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    Opportunities: 
    This team is open to networking
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    This team is open to employment offers

    This team accepts email messages from attendees: 
    corbettb@oregonstate.edu