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The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (Joint Office) continues to advance electric mobility with resources for cities, states, and fleets looking to transition to zero-emission vehicles. |
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NEVI Quarterly Report
The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program continues to grow. Learn about the latest EV charging station progress and conditional NEVI awards.
Technical Assistance Help Sheets for Transit Agencies
Learn how to manage the impacts of extreme temperatures on electric bus operation with these handy help sheets.
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Spotlight
Launched earlier this year, the Clean Bus Planning Awards program from the Joint Office provides free technical assistance access to develop comprehensive and customized bus electrification plans for fleets across the United States! School and transit bus fleets that participate in this program will be more prepared to electrify and will also find more success in obtaining grants to pay for the electrification process. Learn more and apply
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Upcoming Webinars and Events
Reliability Strategies for Electric Vehicle Charging
May 23, 2024, 1:30–3 p.m. ET
The Joint Office will host a webinar focusing on recent updates from the National Charging Experience Consortium (ChargeX Consortium). Consortium leaders will present the latest findings from recent publications, including best practices for payment systems and recommendations for minimum required error codes. Experts from the Joint Office will cover cutting-edge topics and key concepts in the EV charging space including interoperability, tools and resources for EV charging planning, and industry trends.
EPA and Joint Office Technical Assistance Webinar Series
The Joint Office is partnering with the EPA Clean School Bus Program to host a technical assistance webinar series on topics relevant to the clean school bus community.
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Differences Between ESBs and ICE Buses, ESB Maintenance, and Bus RFP Best Practices.
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Battery Overview, Recycling/End-of-Life Options, and Warranties
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Building a Case for ESBs in your Fleet including Benefits, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), and Emissions Calculators.
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Electrification Process including a Step-by-Step Guide for New Adopters.
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Upcoming Events
EV Charging Event: Fleet Case Studies – Heavy Duty Vehicle Charging
Senior Advisor Kevin Miller will introduce and moderate a panel of heavy-duty fleet deployment case studies from Einride, 4 Gen Logistics, Terawatt, and TITAN Freight Systems.
Montana Festival is bringing together the top entrepreneurs, business leaders, innovators, investors, culture creators, designers, community builders, movers, shakers, and policymakers to connect, share ideas, and accelerate Made in Montana ideas, projects, startups, and policy solutions. Executive Director Gabe Klein will be speaking on his journey “From Startup Cities to Electrifying America.”
The 2024 Vehicle Technologies Office Annual Merit Review (AMR) will be held in person June 3–6, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia.
Virtual: EV Working Group Meeting
June 17, 2024, 1–5 p.m. ET
The Electric Vehicle (EV) Working Group meeting will cover a report out and discussion led by each of the three subcommittees: medium/heavy-duty adoption, grid integration, and charging network. This virtual meeting is open to the public. Individuals who would like to attend must register.
Register for the meeting.
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Recent Events
- Last week, members of the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation met in person at the U.S. DOT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center to learn more about Volpe’s work, share our progress and strategies for advancing zero-emission transportation nationwide, and experience firsthand innovative approaches to community e-mobility in and around Boston.
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At the recent Open EV Charging Summit, K. Shankari spoke to achieving the robust and interoperable charging network key to increasing EV adoption and achieving U.S. transportation decarbonization goals, and demonstrated a CFR-680-compliant charging session using the open-source EVerest project.
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About the Joint Office
The Joint Office is a collaboration between the U.S. Departments of Energy and Transportation to support the buildout of a nationwide network of electric vehicle chargers, zero-emission fueling infrastructure, and zero-emission transit and school buses. Learn more at DriveElectric.gov.
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