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The project supported the development of a plug-in electric vehicle charging infrastructure community preparedness plan for Michigan. The project incorporated state and local level policy implementation, education, and outreach. The plan is a Michigan-specific guide enabling local communities to support a comprehensive plan for the widespread adoption of plug-in electric vehicles.

From its open grasslands to rocky cliffs descending to the Pacific Ocean, Point Reyes National Seashore is home to 38 endangered and threatened species as well as a variety of unique ecosystems. With support from the San Francisco Clean Cities Coalition in 2015, the park added two all-electric vehicles to its fleet and installed two private charging stations to support their expanded fleet of electric vehicles. This project is estimated to help the park reduce its annual emissions by nearly 4 million tons of CO₂ and displace nearly 700 gasoline-gallon equivalents of petroleum per year.

The project developed a comprehensive electric vehicle and electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) readiness and implementation plan for Colorado. This plan targets regulatory, permitting, planning, policy and marketing, education, and outreach initiatives to prepare for electric vehicles and charging infrastructure deployment.

The objective of the project is to deploy and demonstrate compressed natural gas (CNG) heavy-duty vehicles and infrastructure capable of greater than or equal to 25% reduction in tailpipe carbon dioxide emissions, greater than or equal to 10% reduction in mean time between failures (MTBFs), greater than or equal to 50% reduction in fuel costs, and less than or equal to 20% reduction in range when compared to a current fleet of diesel vehicles to facilitate the growth and expansion of CNG as a transportation fuel in Alaska’s industrial North Slope.

For more information on this project, check the Technology Integration 2022 Annual Report or Annual Merit Review presentation.

The Puget Sound Clean Cities Coalition Petroleum Reduction Project was an ambitious and multi-faceted effort to generate lasting petroleum displacement across Washington State. The project acquired more than 650 alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles and developed infrastructure for biodiesel, E85 ethanol, compressed natural gas (CNG), and electric vehicles. The effort additionally helped deploy more than 200 light-duty CNG taxis and a supported a large roll-out of electrified ground support equipment and corresponding charging infrastructure at Sea-Tac International Airport. The project also included multiple efforts which provided the region with key information on strategies to further reduce petroleum use.

The project delivers a regionally-coordinated plan to address the introduction of plug-in electric drive vehicle charging infrastructure into the five counties of southeastern Pennsylvania. The project will provide strategic direction to the implementation of policies, procedures, and incentives to accelerate the deployment of EVs and EV infrastructure.

The Recipe for Fueling Diversity in the Energy Capitol of the World project worked to expand access to natural gas, propane, and biodiesel transportation fuels across the eight-county Houston-Galveston area. Key activities of the project included conducting an assessment of current alternative fueling infrastructure in the region and creating a plan for increasing the future infrastructure to meet demand; incorporating planning for alternative fuel vehicles into the Transportation Improvement Program and State Implementation Plan; and creating a program with the region's community colleges to train fleet managers and mechanics, first responders, and permitting and code officials.

The project REFUEL COLORADO, A Roadmap to Increase Alternative Fuel Use in Colorado worked to add alternative fuel vehicles to state purchasing agreements; trained and deployed energy coaches who will work directly with public and private fleets to assess and successfully implement opportunities for alternative fuel vehicle use; conducted an audit of the state fleet to identify options for alternative fuel vehicle use; and created a stakeholder-driven policy and regulatory roadmap for alternative fuels in Colorado.

The project Removing Barriers, Implementing Policies and Advancing Alternative Fuels Markets in New England worked to diversify the availability of transportation fuels across Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Project activities included harmonizing alternative fuel vehicle permitting, regulations and safety protocols between northern New England states; evaluating regulations that inhibit the use of alternative fuels; and coordinating standards for fuel quality assessment and labeling.

Rural communities are disproportionately impacted by current gaps in the transportation system, which limit access to opportunities such as health care, jobs, and social services. There is also a high concentration of poor, elderly, and zero-vehicle households in rural areas. The R.O.A.D.M.A.P. project aims to better understand how advanced vehicle technologies function in these rural settings and to enhance awareness of innovative solutions with the potential to fill transportation gaps sustainably. The objective of R.O.A.D.M.A.P. is to develop, demonstrate, and refine affordable, accessible, sustainable, and replicable mobility service-enabled electric vehicle shuttle service applications in rural Appalachian Ohio. The team analyzes data from several deployments of electric and automated vehicles across transit and private vehicle operations and develops insights that inform the team's Rural Mobility Action Plan. The project includes data collection and analysis to understand the energy efficiency and greenhouse gas impacts of the electric shuttle in providing rural transportation access.

For more information on this project, check the Technology Integration 2020 Annual Report or Annual Merit Review presentation.