Today, EPRI announced a new, three-year initiative — EVs2Scale2030 — that will bring together more than 500 stakeholders including Amazon, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and leading electric companies to ready the electric grid in support of the accelerated development of #EV charging infrastructure. “Collaboration, coordination, and standardization will be critical for the U.S. to meet its 2030 EV targets,” said EPRI President and CEO Arshad Mansoor. “EVs2Scale2030 will bring together all of the key industry stakeholders to identify and address the challenges and opportunities needed to drive toward an affordable, equitable, and reliable clean energy future.” Founding electric company members include: Austin Energy, CenterPoint Energy, Con Edison, FirstEnergy, Great River Energy, National Grid, New York Power Authority, Omaha Public Power District, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Portland General Electric, SMUD, Salt River Project, Seattle City Light, Southern California Edison (SCE), Southern Company, and Xcel Energy. Additional data collaborators include Daimler Truck North America, PACCAR, Volvo Group North America, and World Resources Institute. Learn more on the #EVs2Scale2030 website: epri.com/EVs2Scale2030 https://lnkd.in/g8_38bJJ
Critical project as part of the Energy Transition
Thank you EPRI and Amazon for leadership on this important EV scaling initiative. I am pleased to see this recognition: “A secure data exchange platform for fleet operators and charging providers that allows energy companies to better plan and prioritize investments in grid upgrades.”
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Gary & Judy Montgomery Chair of Engineering at Hanover College
1yI hope this means that US electric utilities will actually start using EVs for their own fleets. I stopped for gas a couple of weeks ago and a bucket truck from the local regulated utility was also filling up its tank. It made me think "if the local supplier of electricity is using its competition to fuel its own vehicles, why should I buy an EV?" If they aren't willing to walk they walk, they should not fund flashy initiatives to spur public uptake of EVs.