Research Reports

Driving Change: A State Playbook for Equitable Electric School Bus Policy

2024-03-13T12:31:55-04:00

Driving Change: A State Playbook for Equitable Electric School Bus Policy presents a range of approaches and resources, recognizing the vital role state policymakers play and the need for a coordinated effort both within states and with federal and local decision makers to ensure an effective transition to clean electric school buses.

Driving Change: A State Playbook for Equitable Electric School Bus Policy2024-03-13T12:31:55-04:00

National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program (NEVI) Brief for State Public Utility Commissions

2024-03-26T11:18:53-04:00

This report provides essential information on NEVI related to state implementation and utility responsibilities along with considerations and potential roles for PUCs.

National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program (NEVI) Brief for State Public Utility Commissions2024-03-26T11:18:53-04:00

CharIN Whitepaper Megawatt Charging System (MCS)

2024-01-23T14:38:29-05:00

This white paper gives an overview of several technical and non-technical aspects of the Megawatt Charging System (MCS), as discussed within the CharIN Subgroup since 2018. As a descriptive summary, it provides the achievements in preparing general design aspects of an MCS. For further development this document also provides recommended MCS specifications for adoption by Standards Development Organizations (SDOs).

CharIN Whitepaper Megawatt Charging System (MCS)2024-01-23T14:38:29-05:00

Your Influence Matters: Peer Influence and EV Adoption

2023-12-14T13:45:16-05:00

Whether it’s called peer pressure, social contagion, or the neighborhood effect, the phenomenon is clear: as social beings, humans have the ability to influence one another by their actions. In this report, Generation180 explores how peer influence is playing a key role in accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) across the United States.

Your Influence Matters: Peer Influence and EV Adoption2023-12-14T13:45:16-05:00

Manufacturing Capacity for Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicles in the United States

2024-01-23T10:53:37-05:00

​Atlas Public Policy assessed the current and planned production capacity for class 4-8 heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles in the United States based on publicly available information from vehicle manufacturers and news sources. The report discusses manufacturers plans to increase manufacturing capacity for heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles through building new facilities, expanding existing facilities, and the recalibration of production at facilities that are capable of producing both internal combustion and zero-emission vehicles side-by-side. 

Manufacturing Capacity for Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicles in the United States2024-01-23T10:53:37-05:00

ChargEVC-NJ Study: Electrification of New Jersey’s School Buses

2023-12-14T12:40:44-05:00

This study explores the current landscape of school buses in New Jersey, estimates the economic and environmental impacts that come with full school bus electrification, and identifies the most crucial barriers to school bus electrification in the State, identifying specific pathways to address those issues and recommendations to make adoption feasible.

ChargEVC-NJ Study: Electrification of New Jersey’s School Buses2023-12-14T12:40:44-05:00

Transportation Electrification in the Southeast: 2023

2023-12-07T12:56:49-05:00

Since September 2020, Atlas Public Policy (Atlas) has partnered with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) to publish the annual Transportation Electrification in the Southeast report. This report benchmarks progress on transportation electrification in six states in the Southeast: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. This is our fourth annual report and provides an update on progress from July 2022 through June 2023.

Transportation Electrification in the Southeast: 20232023-12-07T12:56:49-05:00