The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $1,520,750 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) Federal Grant Program to the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), a non-profit organization based in Boulder, Colorado. This project will assess the viability of electric vehicle (EV) carshare programs in U.S. cities, evaluating their potential for resiliency, equity, and EV charging integration. The...
The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $6,934,670 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) to the Interstate Renewable Energy Council Inc. (IREC) to develop and implement a nationwide Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Recognition and Technical Assistance Program, titled "ChargingSmart." The objective is to significantly reduce the soft costs of new EV charging installations...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, awarded a $2,600,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to the Utah Clean Energy Alliance, Inc. The primary goal of this 18-month project is to increase the construction of cost-effective, resilient, low and zero emissions (LZE) residential and commercial buildings across...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $5,493,941 Cooperative Agreement to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) Federal Grant Program. The objective of the "GRIDFAST EXPRESS" project is to establish a comprehensive national program focused on streamlining the utility interconnection process for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, including AC Level...
The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has awarded a $1,248,451 Cooperative Agreement to the West Virginia University Research Corporation to develop and pilot a nationwide network of higher education and career technical institutions. The goal is to provide sustainable, standardized hybrid online/in-person training on electric vehicle maintenance for the current automotive technician workforce. This work is being conducted under the Conservation Research and...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has awarded a $3,552,522 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program to the Central Pines Regional Council, also known as the North Carolina Association of Regional Councils of Government. The objective of this 1-year project is to assess the performance, reliability, usability, and safety of AC Level 2 and DC Fast Charging (DCFC) stations across all 50 states, the...
This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program, provides $2,480,441 to Calstart, Inc. to support a regional effort to expand public investment in electric vehicle (EV) mobility programs and neighborhood-specific infrastructure for disadvantaged and low-income communities in Sacramento, California. The project will create three mobility hubs and study their...
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $944,904 Cooperative Agreement to The Greater Sacramento Regional Clean Air Coalition, Inc. under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) Federal Grant Program. The objective of this project is to provide comprehensive education, outreach, and technical assistance to fleet operators in California's rural and remote areas. This will empower them to evaluate their fleets, explore...
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has awarded a $4,697,530 Cooperative Agreement to Quanta Technology, LLC under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program. The funding will upgrade Quanta's Advanced Testing and Training Center in La Grange, TX to create a state-of-the-art electric vehicle (EV) charger testing facility capable of full-power testing at the megawatt scale. This project, running from July 2024 to June 2025,...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program provides $1,750,000 to the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) to advance zero-emission vehicle infrastructure planning and implementation at the state and local level. The project aims to ensure electric vehicle (EV) charging station infrastructure and other...