Summary: The Texas Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan is a comprehensive framework to enable passenger EV travel across the state and spur economic development. This Plan will provide EV drivers with the confidence and flexibility when traveling for work, recreation, or exploration regardless of the distance traveled or weather conditions.
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Latest Update: Friday, 30 September, 2022
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Updated Friday, 30 September, 2022 with article,
Texas will build more than 50 new electric car charging locations along major highways, The Texas Tribune, 27 September 2022, Excerpt.
Texas can move forward with a plan to build a network of hundreds of electric vehicle charging locations across the state after the Federal Highway Administration approved the state’s plan on Tuesday... In the next two to five years, the Texas Department of Transportation’s plan proposes expanding the stations into rural areas and building at least one electric vehicle charger in every one of the state’s 254 counties.
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Virtual Public Meeting - Texas Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Plan, TXDOT - Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at noon until Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at 11:59 p.m.
TxDOT will be conducting a virtual public meeting for the draft Texas Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan (Plan) which intends to create a comprehensive framework to enable passenger EV travel across the state and spur economic development. This Plan will provide EV drivers with the confidence and flexibility when traveling for work, recreation, or exploration regardless of the distance traveled or weather conditions. The virtual public meeting will include a pre-recorded presentation, and TxDOT encourages the public to provide comments. All comments must be received on or before Wednesday, June 22, 2022.
In accordance with the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program Guidance, the Plan focuses on building a nationwide network of 500,000 EV chargers by 2030 that ensures a convenient, reliable, affordable and equitable charging experience for all users. The multi-year Plan will start development on the Electric Alternative Fuel Corridors and then work with rural/small urban areas and MPOs across the state.
Charging statistics and summaries will be included in the annual roadway inventory report found on TxDOT’s website. Charging locations will be found in the departments Statewide Planning Map, and the EV Dashboard (updated weekly) will continue tracking charging stations with weekly data updates from the Alternative Fuel Data Center.
Resources:
• Statewide Planning Map (Under “Overlays, select “Alt Fuels – Electric”)
• TxDOT Open Data Portal (Data available in multiple formats)
• Public NEVI Planning Map (Includes transmission lines and EV study areas)
• Texas Statewide EV Registration Tool (North Central Texas Council of Governments)
• Interactive Map (Suggest charging stations locations on this map)
• EV Charging Survey (Provide your feedback on vehicle use, EV charging, EV benefits and costs)
Articles
Texas Could Receive More Than $400 Million For EV Chargers Under Biden’s Infrastructure Law, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, 10 February 2022
The US Department of Transportation and Energy announced Thursday that about $5 billion will be made available under the new National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program.
The program was established by President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure legislation, and the money will be used to build a national electric vehicle charging network.
This is an important step toward making electric vehicle charging accessible to all Americans, according to the Department of Transportation and Energy.
Under the formula funding announced today, Texas is eligible to receive up to $407.8 million for projects related to electric vehicle charging and supporting EV charging infrastructure, the Department of Transportation and Energy said.
Texas to Get Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, AGWired .com, 16 November 2009
Reliant Energy and Nissan Motor Company have announced that the two companies will work together to establish infrastructure, policies and services to support electric vehicle owners across Texas. The NissanDallas Environmental Policy Examiner reports the move comes as the state has put into effect a new law that requires Texas government agencies to use alternative fuels in half of the state fleet of 27,000 vehicles 80 percent of the time.
Resources
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