Community Engagement Tips for EV Infrastructure Deployment
Dipo Fadeyi2026-04-30T11:41:16-04:00This help sheet provides tips for conducting community engagement to support electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure planning and deployment.
Measuring Gaps in Supply and Demand for EV Battery Materials in the United States
Dipo Fadeyi2023-12-07T12:44:13-05:00RMI’s paper, Measuring Gaps in Supply and Demand for EV Battery Materials in the United States, helps shed light on the state of today’s EVB supply chain and can inform investment and policy decisions; it can also clarify how much of the battery supply is expected to qualify for IRA incentives in the future by presenting a methodology for quantifying the gap between supply and demand of inputs and subcomponents along all major stages of the EVB supply chain.
Roadmap of Standards and Codes for Electric Vehicles at Scale
Dipo Fadeyi2023-07-20T09:59:24-04:00Building on the earlier ANSI EVSP work, this roadmap seeks to describe the current and desired future standardization landscape that will support and facilitate EVs at scale. It identifies key safety, performance, and interoperability issues, notes relevant published and in-development standards, and makes recommendations to address gaps in codes and standards. This includes recommending pre-standardization research and development (R&D) where needed. It also includes identification of prioritized timeframes for when standardization work should occur and SDOs or other organizations that may be able to lead such work.
Piloting the Transition to Freight Electrification
Dipo Fadeyi2023-07-17T16:51:36-04:00Transitioning to electric freight vehicles offers corporate shippers and carriers one of the best opportunities to mitigate their emissions while reducing the demand for oil in the U.S. transportation sector. The following sections outline the national and economic security, environmental, health, equity, and cost-saving benefits of shifting the transportation sector from oil to electric-based.
Microgrids: Best Practices for Zero-Emission Bus Resiliency
Dipo Fadeyi2023-07-17T16:21:05-04:00With the adoption of zero-emission buses increasing across the United States, transit agencies are faced with real challenges for future energy management and increasingly detrimental consequences in the event of utility grid outages. Microgrids, which are systems that use a variety of distributed energy resources and energy storage assets, provide numerous benefits over conventional approaches to resiliency. This report breaks down how microgrids not only ensure an uninterruptible power supply but will also work to offset utility costs as demand for and the cost of electricity increases in the coming decade. The top five high-level factors that transit agencies must consider for microgrids on a project-by-project basis, plus examples of real-world transit microgrid projects, are also included.
Building the 2030 National Charging Network
Dipo Fadeyi2023-07-17T15:47:50-04:00Plans for the national EV charging network will be shaped by a seminal study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), which has been at the forefront of assessing EV charging needs and developing state-of-the-art analytical tools for over a decade. In this study, researchers estimated the number, type, and location of chargers needed to create a comprehensive network of EV charging infrastructure, one that can support an anticipated 30–42 million EVs on the road by 2030.
Building Batteries Better: Doing the Best With Less
Moe Khatib2023-07-13T13:47:49-04:00This new research from NRDC focuses on policies that support the most effective strategy to limit the harms from battery supply chains: reducing the type and amount minerals needed.
Critical Materials Assessment
Dipo Fadeyi2024-01-26T09:17:52-05:00The Assessment focuses on key materials with high risk of supply disruption that are integral to clean energy technologies.
How Policy Actions Can Spur EV Adoption in the United States
Dipo Fadeyi2023-12-07T12:40:25-05:00Governments, policymakers, businesses, and utilities will need to work together closely to realize the full potential of the IRA. RMI’s report How Policy Actions Can Spur EV Adoption in the United States, provides stakeholders with the analysis they need to make data-informed decisions, detailing the challenges facing IRA implementation and ways forward.
Charging Forward: A Toolkit for Planning and Funding Urban Electric Mobility Infrastructure
Dipo Fadeyi2023-07-06T12:33:50-04:00The Urban Electric Mobility Toolkit serves as a one-stop resource to help urban communities scope, plan, and identify ways to fund electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, supporting diverse forms of electric mobility including travel by personal vehicle, transit, micromobility (e.g., electric bicycles and scooters), and ride-sharing services. Urban communities, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), transportation providers, businesses, and property owners and developers can use the toolkit to identify key partners for an electric charging project, take advantage of relevant planning tools, and identify available funding or financing to help make that project a reality.