EV Planning Fact Sheet for States, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), September 2021.

A summary of the U.S. DOE tools available to help states plan for EV charging infrastructure, including examples of state EV strategies.

► Related Resource: Electric Vehicle Basics, U.S. Department of Energy, August 2021.

Federal Funding Is Available for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure on the National Highway System, Federal Highway Administration, April 2022.

This 16-page brochure outlines funding and financing programs available to help states, tribes, metropolitan planning organizations and others build out electric vehicle chargers along the National Highway System.

Research in Progress

NCHRP Synthesis: Strategies and Programs for Electric Vehicle Charging, National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), start date: April 2021.

This synthesis will document current strategies and practices in use by state departments of transportation (DOTs) to facilitate and coordinate the provision and operation of EV charging facilities, including planning for medium- and heavy-duty vehicle charging. Topics include practices for EV charging infrastructure deployment, delineation of operating and maintenance responsibilities, public/private partnerships, procurement and contracting, pricing strategies, planning and prioritizing charging infrastructure, working with utilities, navigating funding complexities, evaluating program effectiveness, providing guidance or technical assistance to local governments, and policies for charging stations along state-owned roadways or in public rights of way.

• "Five Midwest States Plan Build-out of EV Charging Network," AASHTO Journal, October 2021.
• "Breakthrough Analysis Finds Electrified Heavy-Duty Vehicle Powertrains Could Provide Lower Total Cost of Ownership," news release, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, September 2021.
• “Michigan Wants to Build a Mile of Electrified Roadway to Charge Cars as They Go,” MLive.com, September 2021.
• “Southeast States Launch Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Planning and Deployment Tool,” news release, National Association of State Energy Officials, September 2021.

• EV Infrastructure in Southeast U.S., 
  ArcGIS map, Southeast Regional Electric Vehicle Information Exchange, 2021.
• EV corridors map, Federal Highway Administration.
• Alternative Fuels Data Center Tools
• EVI-Pro Lite, Alternative Fuels Data Center, U.S. DOE.
  Estimate a city or state's need for vehicle charging and the effect on electric load.

• Transportation Sustainability Guide: Energy/Fuels, North Carolina DOT and Eastern Transportation Knowledge Network.
• Electric and Alternative Fuel Vehicles, Northwestern University.

The Transportation Research and Connectivity pooled fund study, TPF-5(442), is a consortium of state DOTs and other partners that supports the coordinated development of transportation libraries as well as research organizations without dedicated libraries. Study focus areas include communication and networking, digitization, research report accessibility, and developing online resource guides and a toolkit for non-librarians.

This Resource Guide was prepared by CTC & Associates LLC for the Transportation Research and Connectivity pooled fund study, TPF-5(442), under the guidance of the following members of the study's technical advisory committee:

• Ned Parrish, Idaho Transportation Department
• Laura Wilt, Oregon DOT
• Michael Molina, Oklahoma Transportation Library (lead state technical contact)

This guide is a living document that is intended to be revised and updated to incorporate new resources. To suggest a resource for inclusion, please contact one of the committee members listed above.

Publication date: November 2021.