Pathway 4.

Energy Efficiency, Conservation, and Fuel Switching in Transportation → Light-Duty Vehicles

4.2.4 Expanding Vehicle Charging and Refueling Infrastructure

LPDD Recommendation: “Congress, the federal government, states, and PUCs should expand financial and other support infrastructure for expanded use of EVs.”

LPDD Recommendation: “The federal government should continue to identify critical corridors for AFVs under the FAST Act to prioritize funding and development.”

LPDD Recommendation: "State governments should allocate funding and institute regulations to incentivize EV charging in residential spaces."

LPDD Recommendation: "States could encourage service providers and workplace site hosts to install charging stations near them."

LPDD Recommendation: "States should consider providing incentives to encourage owners of multiunit dwellings to add access to electrical outlets in parking areas."

LPDD Recommendation: "State legislatures could request assistance from PUCs in promoting EV infrastructure by including EV charger costs in electric rates."

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Washington New Building EV Charging Requirements

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

Requires 5% of parking spaces in new buildings to be equipped with EV charging infrastructure, excluding occupancies with fewer than 20 parking spots.

Hawaii’s Revised Statutes § 196-7.5

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

Prohibits multi-unit dwellings from preventing a unit owner from placing an EV charging system on or near the owner’s parking stall.

California’s SB 350 and Responsive PUC Decisions

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures, Public Utilities, State Public Utility Commissions

SB 350 ordered the PUC to direct the state’s six investor-owned electric utilities to file applications for programs that “accelerate widespread transportation electrification.”

2016 CalGreen Building Code

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments

Stipulates a required number of parking spots and EV chargers for parking lots of different sizes.

NY EV Charging Subsidies

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments

Including up to a $5,000 tax credit for public and workplace chargers, $4,000 rebates for Level 2 chargers at public, workplace and multi-unit dwelling parking lots, a municipal rebate program, and NYPA funding.

Utah’s Workplace Electric Vehicle Charging Funding Assistance Program

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments

Groups can apply for state funding for electric vehicle charging stations. The state will disperse nearly $5 million total in funding on a first-come, first-serve basis.

DOE’s EV Readiness Scorecard and Tools

Jurisdiction: Individual Agencies, States and State Governments, Local Governments

Designed to help estimate how much charging infrastructure a locality might need, determine how much exists now, and calculate the benefits of EVs.

Transportation Electrification Accord

Jurisdiction: Private Entities

Spells out high level principles that explain how to electrify the transportation sector in a way that maximizes economic, social, and environmental benefits. Has now been signed by 50+ vehicle manufacturers, utilities, and tech companies.

Proposed America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019

Jurisdiction: Congress

Would earmark $1 billion in funding for competitive grants to support the development of fueling infrastructure for electric, natural gas and hydrogen-powered vehicles.

Sierra Club Model State and Local Policies to Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments, Local Governments

Surveys policies including vehicle rebates and tax credits, government fleet mandates, consumer education, and expanding charging access.