Forth's Roadmap Conference will be hosted in a robust virtual format in June 2021, and the program is now live! The Roadmap team is already planning an exceptional virtual Roadmap Conference to share leading-edge insights and case studies from around the world. With so many can't-miss program submissions, we have expanded Roadmap 2021 to three days! Join [...]
As automakers, electric utilities, policy makers, and others work to scale electric vehicle adoption in the Midwest and Gulf Coast regions, there’s an increased opportunity to make sure that policies are designed and that programs are implemented with equity, diversity, and inclusion in mind. Addressing equity in policy and programs ensures that historically disadvantaged [...]
Source: Greenlining Last week, the Biden Administration unveiled a sweeping $2 trillion infrastructure package. Heralded as a “once-in-a-generation investment” in the nation’s critical infrastructure, the plan includes a clear focus on addressing racial inequity and climate change. The Administration has proposed funding the investments through a partial rollback of the Trump Administration corporate tax [...]
Source: Atlas Public Policy More than a year after the first lockdowns were implemented, the United States is beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel in the COVID-19 pandemic. Although cases are still dangerously high in many parts of the country, more than a quarter of the U.S. population has received at [...]
Clean transportation demonstration projects are critical to advancing the market because they identify best practices, highlight areas of improvement and bring clean transportation options to communities and businesses. Among many other benefits, demonstration projects also support consumer education and outreach efforts, promote financial incentives and public charging infrastructure expansion. This month’s webinar by Forth [...]
The carsharing sector continues to expand and change, with new players entering the space, new technologies becoming available, and consumer preferences shifting. Several programs in progress in Denver, Los Angeles and other cities to demonstrate the benefits of electric transportation and bridge the gap to accessible, clean transportation. In this webinar, Forth will highlight [...]
On December 21, 2020, members of the Transportation & Climate Initiative (TCI) including Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Washington D.C. announced plans to be the first jurisdictions to begin administering the Transportation & Climate Initiative Program (TCI-P) that could bring $300 million of annual investment in clean transportation projects to communities throughout the region. [...]
Source: Mario Ortiz Across the board, 2020 was and continues to be a brutal year for people around the globe as humanity continues to grapple with the pandemic. While everyone has been challenged in some way, difficulties are not distributed evenly and the data shows underserved communities are being the brunt of the [...]
Electric utility investment in underserved communities has more than doubled since the end of 2019. This surge was driven by two major approvals in 2020, one for Southern California Edison and another spread across six of the seven investor-owned utilities in New York. The increasing allocation of investment to underserved communities signals a [...]
On August 28, 2020, SCE was received an approval with modification for their Charge Ready 2 Program. The approval includes approvals for up $436 million in investment for EV initiatives. This investment could support up to 40,100 charging stations and includes investment in fleet advisory services for customers to transition fleet vehicles to EVs. [...]
