Roadways and Bridges
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Availability of $1.5 Billion in RAISE Grants Made Possible by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Popular RAISE Discretionary Grant Program funds increased by approximately $500 million over last year under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help meet overwhelming demand
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Transportation has published a...
Transcript: Secretary Buttigieg Remarks to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Annual Meeting
Good afternoon, thanks so much, and thanks everybody.
Thank you, President Sheehan – thanks for the work that you’ve done steering AASHTO through such an important and challenging time. Congratulations to incoming President Dr. Wilson. And just to everybody here, thank...
Overview of EV Federal Funding and Financing Programs
Federal funding for electric vehicle infrastructure can be drawn from several sources, including competitive and formula grant programs, loan financing programs, and tax incentives. The below table provides an overview of these funding types.
Types of Federal Funding and Financing...EV Infrastructure Funding and Financing for Rural Areas
Since EV charging infrastructure can require significant capital investment, grants and loans may be necessary to make EV infrastructure projects feasible for many rural entities. A variety of Federal, State, and local funding and financing options can be used for EV charging infrastructure....
EV Infrastructure Project Planning Checklist
This section walks through a general checklist for electric vehicle infrastructure, or electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), project planning. The below figure provides an overview of the checklist, with the following subsections discussing each checklist item in more detail.
Types of EV Infrastructure Planning
This section discusses three different levels of EV infrastructure planning:
Corridor-level planning supports infrastructure along roads and highways that facilitate inter-regional travel. Community-level planning considers infrastructure solutions to meet the diverse needs...EV Infrastructure Planning for Rural Areas
This section describes best practices for planning EV infrastructure, emphasizing key issues that often arise in rural areas. Many of these issues are based on the challenges identified in Benefits and Challenges of Rural Vehicle Electrification. In addition, EV infrastructure planning in rural...
Site Hosts
A site host is the owner or occupant of land on which an electric vehicle charging station is built. Site hosts represent a variety of industries and land use types, including:
Tourist destinations and public lands; Businesses and institutions, such as hotels, shops, universities,...Charging Networks
Many public charging stations are owned or operated by private charging network companies, which can be identified through resources such as the Go Electric Drive “EVSE Products, Charging Network and Service Providers” tool or through one of the main industry associations, such as Electric Drive...