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 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 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports collaborative research to study the placement of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and their broader impacts on community mobility, business resilience, and social equity. The $150,271 award to Northeastern University aims to develop an optimization and visualization platform to help policymakers and businesses evaluate EV charging station...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program provides $6,046,425 to deploy an Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Interoperability Test Bed. The project aims to increase industrial capacity, competition, redundancy, and broad access to validation testing and certification of Direct Current (DC) fast chargers with power ratings between 150 kilowatts...
The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $447,475 Cooperative Agreement to Revel Transit Inc. under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program. The objective of the project is to install 20 ultra-fast direct current (DC) electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers, along with an on-site green jobs and access program, multimodal education office, green spaces with amenities, an electric moped hub, and space for...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $2,296,542 Cooperative Agreement to Evgo Services LLC to develop low-cost tools for enabling third-party interoperability testing for electric vehicles (EVs) and electric vehicle service equipment (EVSE) with the ISO-15118 plug and charge standard. The project also aims to develop conformance testing to define current and future iterations of the standard to promote widespread interoperability and...
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's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $3,000,000 Project Grant under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) to the Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) on April 15, 2024. The primary objective of this 5-year grant is to install at least five Direct Current Fast Charge (DCFC) electric vehicle charging hubs within Florida's Congressional District 10. Each hub will have a minimum of one dual-port DCFC charging station,...
This $6,844,189.31 federal Project Grant award, provided by the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction), supports the City of Detroit's initiative to build out electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure while emphasizing equity and incorporating multiple modes of electrified transportation. The project will be completed by December 31, 2029, with an award date of December 31, 2024. This grant funding will enable the City of Detroit to expand its EV...
This $5,994,441 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program will fund UL LLC to design and build a 500 kW DC fast charger test laboratory. The objective is to expand UL's North America Advanced Electric Vehicle Charging Laboratory to include additional testing capabilities for DC fast chargers in alignment with UL2202 and UL9741 safety standards, as well...