NREL Helps Communities Assess Electric Vehicle Readiness

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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has launched a new tool to help local and regional leaders assess the readiness of their communities for the arrival of plug-in electric vehicles.

The Plug-In Electric Vehicle Community Readiness Scorecard (PEV Scorecard), developed by NREL for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Cities initiative, is a detailed and interactive online assessment tool that collects information about a community’s readiness for plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs). The tool also provides feedback on its progress, and offers guidance for improvement. Municipalities, counties and states can use the PEV Scorecard to ensure they’re prepared to facilitate the electrification of transportation and reap the environmental, economic and energy security benefits that come with it.

“The nationwide deployment of electric vehicles is a revolution in transportation,” said NREL engineer Mike Simpson, who led the tool’s development. “There’s a significant amount of thought and effort involved in shepherding these new technologies into our communities, and the Energy Department saw a real need to provide local and regional leaders with some interactive blueprints.”

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