Electric vehicle charging networks will be more easily accessible under a new deal signed by the Biden administration. On Sept. 14, 2022, the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration announced early...
Electric vehicles aren’t just for California drivers. Other states are transitioning away from internal combustion engines, and they are investing in the infrastructure to make that possible. The Missouri Department of...
Buried high-voltage direct current (HVDC) lines in the rights-of-way along highways, waterways and railroad tracks have the potential for carrying more renewable energy cross-country more reliably than overhead power lines...
With any new technology, standardization is a key element of success. Recognizing this imperative, on June 9, 2022, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to develop minimum...
A coalition of states reaching across the country and into Canada is in the final stages of developing an action plan for the complete electrification of trucks and buses. This could spell substantial opportunities for ECs to...
The peer-to-peer electric vehicle (EV) market is expected to reach $1.08 billion in 2022. The market is expected to register a compound annual growth rate of 20% and exceed $6.7 billion between 2022 and 2032 due to growing...
The United States is one step closer to implementing a national electric vehicle (EV) charging network to enable people to “go the distance—from coast to coast.” On Feb. 10 the Department of Energy, the Department of...
The number of electric vehicle (EV) charging ports in the United States may soon surpass gas stations, according to a study from Jerry, a licensed insurance broker that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning for...
Electric vehicles (EVs) are gaining traction and the federal government is paving the way. Last month, the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the formation of a joint office to...
As the electric vehicle (EV) market gains traction, there’s opportunity for electrical contracting companies of all sizes to provide services associated with its mass implementation. There are charging station installations...
In December 2021, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), Washington, D.C., announced the formation of the National Electric Highway Coalition (NEHC), which merges the Electric Highway Coalition and the Midwest Electric Vehicle...
The growth in plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) can put strain on nearby transformers, causing overloads, premature aging and potential failures. Fortunately, there is a solution: installation of battery energy storage systems...
On Friday, Nov. 5, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The package authorizes the spending of $550 billion of new investment over several years, including billions of dollars...
A decade ago, electric vehicles (EVs) started gaining traction on the U.S. East and West Coasts and in Texas, but movement away from petroleum-fueled vehicles seemed to stall in the Midwest. Even so, as early as 2010, the...
There’s a future for electric cars that involves more than driving. Vehicle Grid Integration (VGI) occurs when electric vehicles (EV) and charging stations interact with the electrical grid. This interplay could be one more...
On Thursday, August 5, NECA took part in a roundtable discussion with the U.S. Department of Energy, conducted by Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm with Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich. A variety of business leaders were...
In the 1928 election, before the Great Depression hit the United States, President Herbert Hoover’s campaign vision of American prosperity was one with “a chicken in every pot and a car in every garage.” Things did not...
Electrification is coming to the transportation sector. Prius and Tesla drivers may be getting most of the attention, but this isn't just a fad for the suburbs. Heavy commercial vehicles are going electric, too, offering ECs...
New technology has always benefitted from government investment, and electric vehicles (EVs) are no exception. In his recently announced infrastructure plan, President Joe Biden is including billions to expand the nation’s EV...
A report from Wood Mackenzie, Annapolis, Md., predicts that the worldwide market for commercial electric vehicle charging equipment (EV charging stations) will be worth more than $243 billion annually by 2045. This is quite a...
