Congress made history last year when they passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal, otherwise known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This bill represents the largest public investment in clean energy transportation in American History. Combined with the additional funding being allocated by states and private companies, this industry is positioned for rapid growth.   At AmeriCrew, we believe that investing our time and effort into upgrading the critical infrastructure in our country is urgent.  This historic rebuilding of infrastructure provides the opportunity for vet ..read more

Electric vehicles are here, and rapidly accelerating their population across the country. The question is, can electrical infrastructure and charging stations keep up with that growth? Yes, but it will take multi-level collaboration, flexibility, and speed from the public and private sector.   According to Guidehouse Insights, by 2030 there will be over 6.3 million plug-in electric vehicles on the road in North America, which is a 735% increase from 2020. This growth will require an increase in charging stations of about 590% across North America, making the build-out of the national EV c ..read more

The automotive and electricity industries travelled parallel paths throughout the 20th century, both beginning the century in our infancy and growing to vast scale by its end.  Our relationship was simple and transactive: utilities sold us power for our offices and factories, and automakers sold electric utilities cars and trucks.  To the extent that we concerned ourselves with public utility regulation at all, we focused on the cost and reliability of electricity for our manufacturing plants.  Today our paths are rapidly converging.  In the 21st century, electricity doesn ..read more

We have arrived at a historic moment in the nation’s journey to the clean transportation future. With a convergence of strong government leadership, rapidly maturing technology and growing private investment, we are at the dawn of the electric vehicle future. This is our chance to build the network of charging stations needed to facilitate this clean transportation. Now’s the time to do it – and do it right.  To paraphrase Hamilton, we can’t throw away our shot. President Biden has set ambitious goals for climate action, including for electric vehicle adoption. The Infrastructure Investme ..read more

Principle #6: Electric utilities, regulators, charging providers, and stakeholders should work together to accelerate transportation electrification in a way that supports the electric grid and benefits all utility customers and touch on the theme of Challenges/What's Holding Us Back. Drive Clean Colorado is a non-profit dedicated to championing healthy air quality by accelerating the deployment of clean and equitable transportation and mobility. We agree with the National EV Charging Initiative’s Principle #6: Electric utilities, regulators, charging providers, and stakeholders should work t ..read more

What would you do if your EV’s charge was not enough to get home and you drive up to a charging station only to find that it does not work?  That’s why we founded ChargerHelp! We’re committed to making sure this doesn’t happen to you—or anyone else.  And that’s why we’re glad that the National EV Charging Initiative’s Guiding Principles recognizes that “To achieve mass adoption of EVs, drivers’ experience should meet or exceed what conventional vehicles offer in terms of convenience, reliability, ease of use, and cost.” The Biden Administration has committed to install 500,000 new c ..read more

Commute time is the single greatest predictor of escaping poverty – and in most affordable neighborhoods in America, unfortunately, the fastest commute is a car commute. Millions of families depend on unreliable, dirty vehicles that are expensive to maintain and fuel in order to get to work.   Electric vehicles can provide clean, reliable, affordable transportation that saves families thousands of dollars – especially as more models (including more used electric cars) become available. It is critically important that we avoid a “charging divide” that prevents historically underserved comm ..read more

Electric vehicles (EVs) are breaking through in a big way. Road and Track predicts over two dozen new light-duty EV models will be introduced by the end of 2022. Ford has received over 200,000 reservations for its electric F-150 pickup and announced plans to double production. FedEx, Amazon, UPS and DHL have announced major purchases of medium-duty electric delivery vehicles, while SEA Electric has received an order from GATR EV for 1,000 heavy-duty electric trucks. This is all good news. Transportation is the number one source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., and pollution fro ..read more

Electric trucks are coming, and they’re coming fast. Just before 2021 drew to a close, New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts joined California, Oregon and Washington to accelerate the adoption of zero-emissions trucks with the adoption of the Advanced Clean Truck Program. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, securing up to $67 billion in direct investment in zero-emission trucks and buses, as well as several critical tax credits to support the purchase and production of zero-emission trucks. And more than 150 truck ..read more

More and more fleet operators are choosing to go electric as fully functional and reliable electric trucks, buses and off-road equipment become available.  Over the last six months, the percentage of fleets planning to deploy electric vehicles (EVs) within the next year has more than doubled. AMPLY is pleased to be a contributor to the National EV Charging Initiative, a collaboration of actors --both public and private -- doing the work of deploying a national EV Charging network that is needed to meet the ambitious air quality, climate, and equity goals set forth by the Biden Administra ..read more