Full Title: National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program
Author(s): Jean Chu, Bridget Gilmore, Joshua Hassol, Alan Jenn, Steve Lommele, Lissa Myers, Heather Richardson, Alex Schroeder, and Monisha Shah
Publisher(s): US Joint Office of Energy and Transportation
Publication Date: July 24, 2023
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Description (excerpt):
The U.S. transportation sector accounts for one-third of the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions—the largest share of all primary sectors, including electricity production, industry, commercial and residential, and agriculture. Electrified transportation has significant potential to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and help tackle the climate crisis.
Electrifying our transportation sector requires bold action to ensure the necessary infrastructure is in place for Americans to be able to ride and drive electric. According to a recent study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1.2 million public
charging stations will be needed to support 33 million light-duty vehicles by 2030. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, invests $7.5 billion to build out a national electric vehicle (EV) charging network for all Americans and also created the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (Joint Office) to “study, plan, coordinate, and implement issues of joint concern between the two agencies.”
The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program was launched in February 2022, providing nearly $5 billion over 5 years to help states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico (hereafter referred to as “states”) create a network of EV charging stations beginning with designated Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Alternative Fuel Corridors (AFCs), emphasizing the Interstate Highway System. All states submitted deployment plans which were reviewed by the Joint Office and FHWA and certified by FHWA in September 2022.
This document provides an individual and collective overview of the first-year deployment plans and summarizes the key activities of the Joint Office.