Benefits to Communities

Electric vehicles—and the charging infrastructure that supports them—also offer benefits to rural communities. This includes economic development opportunities from offering people a place to charge their vehicles, workforce development, health benefits from improved air quality, and lower...

Progress Toward EV Readiness

To prepare for the growing number of plug-in electric vehicles on the road, State and local leaders can advance their communities’ EV readiness by developing EV-related infrastructure, policies, and services. While the path to installing and operating EV charging infrastructure (also known as...

Charger Types and Speeds

EVs can be charged using electric vehicle service equipment (EVSE) operating at different charging speeds.

Level 1

Level 1 equipment provides charging through a common residential 120-volt (120V) AC outlet. Level 1 chargers can take 40-50+ hours to charge a BEV to 80 percent from...

Individual Benefits of Rural Vehicle Electrification

Today, the rate of EV adoption in rural areas is roughly 40 percent lower than it is in urban areas, and EV charging infrastructure expansion has mostly been concentrated in cities and along major highways. Lower density and longer trips have resulted in urban-rural disparities in micromobility...

Vehicle Types

This section provides an overview of the types of electric vehicles and types of charging infrastructure. It also discusses steps that States and localities have taken to prepare for increasing numbers of EVs by providing public charging stations.

Charging Forward: A Toolkit for Planning and Funding Rural Electric Mobility Infrastructure

This toolkit is meant to be a one-stop resource to help rural communities scope, plan, and fund EV charging infrastructure. A rural stakeholder—such as an individual property owner, business, town, or planning agency—can use the toolkit to identify key partners for a project, take advantage of...

USDOT Proposes Improved Fuel Economy Standards for MY 2024-2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks

Proposal advances the President’s commitment to tackle climate change and secure consumer savings

WASHINGTON – The U. S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced today that it will soon propose robust new...

NHTSA Advances Biden-Harris Administration’s Climate & Jobs Goals

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today moved aggressively to respond to President Biden’s January 20 executive order on Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis. NHTSA proposed to withdraw its portions of the so-called SAFE I...

US International Air Passenger and Freight Statistics Report for Second Quarter 2020

U.S. DOT releases “Complementary Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) and GPS Backup Technologies Demonstration” Report to Congress

The report details the results of field demonstrations of mature PNT technologies that could offer complementary service in the event of GPS disruptions

Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) released the Complementary Positioning, Navigation,...

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