Research Reports – Atlas EV Hub

Assessing Financial Barriers to the Adoption of Electric Trucks

Atlas Public Policy conducted an independent total cost of ownership analysis for electric trucks to help retailer shippers better understand options available to them, or to their transportation providers. The results of this analysis indicate that medium- and heavy-duty EVs are cost competitive in some use cases under current market conditions and the most important factors are the cost of charging and availability of upfront vehicle incentives.

By Nick Nigro|2020-02-25T15:45:22-05:00February 25th, 2020|

Electric Utility Filing 2nd 2019 Bi-Annual Update

This report examines recent trends in transportation electrification with a focus on EV-related filings by investor-owned electric utilities.

By Nicole Lepre|2020-02-18T22:24:32-05:00February 14th, 2020|

Are Electric Vehicles Really Better for the Climate? Yes. Here’s Why

Based on where EVs have been sold, driving the average EV produces global warming pollution equal to a gasoline vehicle that gets 88 miles per gallon (mpg) fuel economy.

By Nicole Lepre|2020-02-12T13:41:08-05:00February 12th, 2020|

Investment in Public EV Charging in the United States

This brief provides an overview of the historical and current state of government, private sector, and electric utility investment in publicly available charging infrastructure in the United States. With increasing funding available from both the electric utility and government sectors, charging service providers and related stakeholders have a significant, near-term opportunity to grow the public EV charging network in the United States and reduce the dependency on government subsidization over time.

By Conner Smith|2020-02-13T17:03:44-05:00February 7th, 2020|

Planning for State Transportation Revenue in a Coming Era of Electric Vehicles

This document is intended to help states develop a comprehensive approach for addressing long-term transportation infrastructure needs that avoids dampening EV sales while simultaneously encouraging EV adoption through other programs and incentives.

By Nicole Lepre|2020-02-25T13:19:58-05:00February 1st, 2020|

Electric Cost Allocation for a New Era

The purpose of this manual is to provide a comprehensive reference on electric utility cost allocation for a wide range of practitioners, including utilities, intervenors, utility regulators and other policymakers.

By Nicole Lepre|2020-01-30T14:51:21-05:00January 9th, 2020|

Electrifying Transportation Reduces Greenhouse Gases and Improves Air Quality

Producing the electricity to power electric vehicles can generate emissions. But those emissions levels are far lower than the pollution emitted by conventional vehicles, and could be even lower as the electric power sector cleans up over next few decades, according to a new report issued today.

By Nicole Lepre|2020-01-30T15:01:56-05:00January 9th, 2020|

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