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As more electric vehicles enter the market, it is time for businesses and federal, state and local governments to explore opportunities to offer charging services to their customers or determine how to enable EV charging when the time is right.
The Transportation Energy Institute (TEI), provides the resources you need to better understand the business of EV charging and to capitalize on opportunities that are right for your business. These programs include:
We Bring You The Right Resources For Your Needs
There are several resources available to prepare you for EVs, hosting/owning Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE), also referred to as EV chargers, and other changes in mobility.
There are a significant number of organizations actively engaged in supporting the deployment of EV charging infrastructure. The Electric Vehicle Council brings these organizations together to share insights and experiences relative to infrastructure deployment and operation, to initiate original research and education projects to fill in gaps in knowledge and to further educate interested stakeholders concerning the opportunities, challenges and successful strategies associated with the installation and operation of EV charging stations.
Smart decisions about electric vehicle installations start with getting the most comprehensive information available about the EV market. We’ll get you there.
The Charging Analytics Program (CAP) accelerates the return on investment for installing and operating electric vehicle charging stations. Businesses get access to the latest aggregated EV market and charging deployment data across the U.S. and Canada plus insights on when, where and how EV chargers are being used. Reports and interactive maps that get down to the street level will help site hosts fine-tune their strategy for successfully entering the EV charging market.
CAP evaluates markets at the national, state/provincial, and local levels to determine when they might be ready to support additional charging stations based on data from a wide variety of sources to create benchmark analyses. CAP cross-references these insights with utilization data collected from EV chargers currently in operation to inform EV charging deployment decisions.
Charging Analytics Program State and Province Biannual Report
The State and Province Biannual Report serves as a comprehensive update on the progress and market readiness for public electric vehicle (EV1) charger deployments across the United States and Canada. Subscribers will gain insights into the strategic priorities for infrastructure development and will be able to identify high-opportunity regions for investment and deployment.
How Do You Decide on The Best Installation Process?
Aside from where and when to install EV chargers, you may want to consider how to install. CAP provides numerous resources to help educate and guide you through the process.
For instance, the Match-Making list is a compilation of organizations supporting a wide array of ways to address the installation of electric vehicle service equipment (EVSE) at convenience stores. The list includes companies that:
- Do It For You: fund, install, and operate the EVSE at site host locations.
- Offer A Helping Hand: for retailers that want to operate their own charging programs but might need technical assistance for installation of EVSE or future proofing stores.
Additionally, we have made available the U-Finder tool to:
- Identify local utilities.
- Provide electric vehicle infrastructure support programs in each of your store zip codes.
Simply insert the potential EV charging site zip code and the U-Finder provides a list of utilities, their point of contact for EV charging and lists any funding or make-ready programs the utility offers.
Research
What Research Topics Does the EV Council Explore?
The exact initiatives to be pursued by the Council are determined by the Council itself. The following publications have been commissioned, reviewed and approved by the Council and the Transportation Energy Institute Board of Advisors.
Regulatory Analysis – The patchwork of regulations governing the installation and operation of charging stations is not only complex, but also can directly impede efficient deployment. The Transportation Energy Institute will undertake a comprehensive regulatory assessment at the federal, state and local levels, identify those provisions that facilitate and impede siting and permitting of stations, those that restrict retailer utility collaboration and those that influence available methods of sale.
Site Host Education – Entities interested in operating a charging station on their properties do not always know where to begin or how to proceed. The Council will develop a decision tree to guide interested parties in evaluating their options, educate them regarding permitting and zoning requirements and effectively engaging with their local utility provider, aggregate experiential lessons and develop best practices regarding how to develop and operate their stations. Research will also evaluate the potential business cases associated with operating a charging station, including costs of operations, relationship between charging occasions and retail sales, existing and authorized methods of sale and comparative experiences within North America and other markets, such as Europe and Asia.
Consumer Insights and Anticipated Behavior – Most of the defining research conducted to date relative to the charging behavior and preferences of electric vehicle drivers is significantly dated. The Transportation Energy Institute will undertake various methods of consumer research to better understand how drivers of electric vehicles today, but more importantly those in the future (it is understood the EV driver in 15 years will likely represent a very different demographic profile than EV drivers today) will recharge their vehicles, what their preferences will be relative to services and amenities at public charging facilities, and how they would prefer to interact with charging station providers. This research will also evaluate sources of consumer friction to identify opportunities to deliver a more seamless experience and to better quantify how charging stations affect the business of a retail establishment.
Market Evaluation – To better understand how quickly the market for electric vehicle charging will expand and where charging stations should be optimally deployed, the Transportation Energy Institute will leverage existing analysis and conduct original work to evaluate the demand curves of the developing market. This research will help the market strategically and concurrently develop a comprehensive charging system that will enable retailers to effectively service their customers as they transition to electric vehicles.
These are initial priorities for the EV Council, but other projects will be initiated with the direction of the Council members. Among these, it is anticipated the Transportation Energy Institute will seek to update dated research and analysis, to provide unique educational events to further the knowledge and familiarity of the EV charging market and convene stakeholders to foster collaboration and valuable exchange of information.
Electric Vehicle Marketing Insights
The Electric Vehicle Council (EVC) recognizes that the pace of electric vehicle (EV) adoption and charging infrastructure scaling will increase exponentially over the next several years. To build a robust and sustainable EV charging market, we must ensure it benefits both consumers and those companies who operate the equipment at their facilities. To know what will and won’t work, we need to know what drivers want and value and what existing site hosts have experienced through installation and operation.
A Best Practice Guide for EVSE Regulations
While many localities around the country are beginning to plan for EV growth, research has revealed that most states and localities that were surveyed had little to no policies at all respecting public EV charging. This is expected to change quickly in the next several years as states and localities recognize the need to prepare for the rise in electrification and receive funding from different sources. Many state and local officials for the first time will have to consider developing and implementing policies to expand infrastructure.
EV Charger Deployment Optimization
The market for electric vehicles (EVs) continues to grow at an accelerating pace, yet there remains great uncertainty regarding how fast these vehicles will gain significant market share, how many chargers we will need, when and where we will need them and what kind of chargers will be required in different locations. Recognizing that billions of dollars would be invested in building out EV charging infrastructure, The Transportation Energy Institute’s electric Vehicle Council commissioned S&P Global Mobility to model what the demand for EV chargers might look like over the next 10 years throughout the United States.
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Oversight Summary and Recommendations
With $7.5 billion on its way for ZEV infrastructure, the Transportation Energy Institute Electric Vehicle Council provides you with a summary of the programs (NEVI Formula Program and Corridor Charging Grant Program) to help you navigate your way to financial support. We also are actively participating with the Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technology Office and Office of Electricity, who have developed a working group to assess the many gaps in industry and public education which exist today.
Evaluation of Policies for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Deployment
This report, commissioned by the Transportation Energy Institute’s Electric Vehicle Council, was developed by ICF researchers who reviewed and evaluated the market influence of nearly 500 different policies and incentives. The report offers valuable lessons that can be leveraged to better inform the design and implementation of new programs that seek to build out EVSE infrastructure
Read executive summary here.
Demand Charge Mitigation Strategies for Public EV Chargers
Most experts realized establishing a robust and reliable public charging infrastructure to support the growing number of electric vehicles (EVs) on the roads will require a viable business model to encourage investment by private enterprise. Interested stakeholders, including many utilities throughout the nation, recognize that electric utility demand charges can have significant impacts on the business model of EV charging stations. High operating costs can make it difficult for charging station site hosts to recover costs or operate profitably.
Contacts
If you have a question about the market for EV charging or how you can get involved with the EV Council contact:
John Eichberger
Executive Director, Transportation Energy Institute
(703)- 518-7971
jeichberger@transportationenergy.org
Karl Doenges
Executive Director, Charging Analytics Program
(512) 639-7233
kdoenges@transportationenergy.org
