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Item Open Access Emissions Benefits of Electric Vehicles: Influencing Electricity Generation Choices(2019-11-06) Ross, MartinElectric vehicles (EVs) represent a new source of electricity demand and their market share is expanding at a fast pace. Over the next several decades, these vehicles may well become a driving force in the economy with the potential to significantly increase total electricity requirements in the United States—at a time when more traditional sources of demand in aggregate are expected to grow less than one percent a year. How electricity is generated for these vehicles will, to a large degree, determine their net emissions benefits and their value in meeting any long-term climate and environmental goals. These vehicles are entering the marketplace at a time when the electricity industry is already transforming rapidly because of changes in fuel prices, environmental regulations, and declines in the costs of renewables. The last decade has seen substantial coal-plant retirements, nuclear plants on the edge of profitability, cheap natural gas from shale fields, and the construction of many new gas combined-cycle (NGCC) and wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) plants. In this shifting environment, focusing on today’s generation mix is not particularly useful when estimating the emissions benefits of electric vehicles. For more on the policies that could maximize the air quality benefits of vehicle electrification, see “Vehicle Electrification: Coordinating Transportation and Power Sector Policies to Maximize Air Quality Benefits.”Item Open Access Measures of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Across the Southeast: Recent Growth and State Trends(2024-06-12) Gowdy, TreyElectric vehicle (EV) market share is increasing and substantial public and private investment in EV charging infrastructure is rising to meet demand. This report examines recent developments across a dozen states in the Southeast. In particular, this brief will answer: * What are the recent changes in overall Level 2 and direct current fast charging (DCFC) port counts across Southeastern states? * Are there substantial differences in the growth of EV ports between states during the last year (2023)? * How has EV charging infrastructure per capita changed in the last five years across the region? * Are there substantial differences in the number of EV ports per capita in the last five years? The analysis reveals that the number of EV charging ports in the Southeast continues to grow rapidly; however, the at-large public EV charging port access in the region remains behind the national average.Item Open Access Trends in Electric Vehicle Charging Ports per Site in the Southeastern United States(2023-08-18) Gowdy, Trey; Simmons, RichardThis report provides an overview of the market trends in electric vehicle (EV) charging ports per station across 12 Southeastern states based on an analysis of charging station characteristics over the last decade. As of 2022, we identify an average of 2.3 ports per Level 2 charging station and 4.6 ports per direct current fast charging (DCFC) station in the region. The observed trend in the Level 2 market has been consistent over the study period, whereas the more complex DCFC space is characterized by much greater variability. These observations are relevant to public and private interests in the ongoing goal to electrify light-duty vehicles.