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Policy Solution

Electric vehicle charging infrastructure

Mandate

Summary

Installing and distributing charging stations throughout an area can aid adoption of electric vehicles among residents.

Implementation

Build charging infrastructure along major highways and highly-traffic vehicular corridors to support the transition to electric vehicles.

Considerations for Use

The public and private sector can partner to increase efficiency and expand the reach of efforts to provide electric vehicle chargers.

Overview

  • Climate:

    Cold, Hot/Dry, Hot/Humid, Temperate

  • Policy Levers:

    MandateMandates are government regulations that require stakeholders to meet standards through building codes, ordinances, zoning policies, or other regulatory tools.

  • Trigger Points:

    City planning processesIncludes city initiatives such as the development of climate action plan, pathway to zero-energy, master plan, transit plan, energy mapping etc.
    Evaluating or initiating major city infrastructure projectsIncludes projects such as city transit, street or utilities construction / re-construction etc.

  • Intervention Types:

    Planning/Policy

  • Sectors:

    Public Works, Transportation

Impact

  • Target Beneficiaries:

    Residents

  • Phase of Impact:

    Risk reduction and mitigation

  • Metrics:

    Number and density of charging stations

Implementation

  • Intervention Scale:

    City, State/Province

  • Authority and Governance:

    City government, State/provincial government

  • Implementation Timeline:

    Medium-term (3-9 Years)

  • Implementation Stakeholders:

    City government, Industry

  • Funding Sources:

    Private investment, Public investment

  • Capacity to Act:

    High, Medium

Benefits

  • Cost-Benefit:

    Medium

  • Public Good:

    Medium

  • GHG Reduction:

    High

  • Co-benefits (Climate/Environmental):

    Reduce air and water pollution, Reduce greenhouse gas emissions

  • Co-benefits (Social/Economic):

    N/A