Peer Exchange for State Departments of Transportation on Electric Vehicles

C2ES partnered with eight state transportation departments and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to understand the role of state DOTs in supporting plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) deployment. The states involved in the project are Arizona, California, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin. Other states can join the project, known by state DOTs as a “pooled fund study [1],” at their discretion. Spearheaded by the Washington State Department of Transportation, a PEV Dialogue Group member [2], the project was a unique effort to exchange information and identify best practices for state DOTs nationwide.

Using the PEV Dialogue Group’s Action Plan [3] as a foundation, C2ES ran peer-exchange workshops with representatives from participating states to develop a PEV ActionTool for state DOTs. The tool helps these important players in the PEV market understand their roles and responsibilities given the unique objectives of different states. For instance, some states may wish to be proactive supporters of PEV deployment, while others may wish to focus on adapting department operations to account for the needs of PEV drivers.

C2ES relied on information exchanged by state transportation officials and the advice of PEV Dialogue Group members and other experts to create the project’s final product. The PEV Action Tool identifies best practices for transportation departments, and helps these departments evaluate their effectiveness at achieving any PEV-related goal for the state.

Project Activities

• Workshop on Policies and Fleets held at University of California Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy [4]
• Working on Charging Infrastructure held at Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, North Carolina [5]
• Plug-in Electric Vehcile Action Tool [6]