USDOT and USDOE want states to make plans for EV charging buildouts. To get this right, state officials need to go above and beyond.
for the upcoming EV infrastructure build-out. It’s a great plan, and will go a long way toward getting EV charging infrastructure closer to where it needs to be. However, as I pointed out in that piece, there are some shortcomings.
The good news? Nearly every EV driver would agree that these requirements are a good minimum. Doing this doesn’t get in the way of building a great EV charging network in your state. So, while your hands are tied, these requirements won’t cause problems unless you think of them as a finish line and not a starting point that you should go above and beyond.Last year, I wrote a plan for federal officials to consider.
You also shouldn’t be too quick to ask for exceptions when there’s a difficult rural stretch. For example, it would be tough to put stations along I-70 in Utah because there aren’t any towns for a lot of it. Keep in mind that the federal guidelines allow spending on energy production and battery storage where it would help build stations. Set up a solar farm in difficult rural stretches to get at least some stalls up. Going above and beyond like this will make EV drivers a lot more confident.
It’s a good idea to work with EV charging vendors and make sure they’re integrated with popular EV trip planning software and the infotainment systems in vehicles. That way, drivers can see ahead that a station is full and decide to charge at another nearby station that has extra stalls open. If your stations can’t do this, you’ll have a bunch of extra stalls going unused in some places and long lines at others when that was entirely avoidable.
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