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The 50 States of Electric Vehicles: 32 States and DC Took Action on Electric Vehicles During Q3 2018

November 7, 2018 (N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center [NCCETC]) “…32 states and the District of Columbia took actions related to electric vehicles and charging infrastructure during Q3 2018, with the greatest number of actions relating to Level 2 charging station deployment, followed by electric vehicle rate tariffs, rebate programs, and DC fast charging station deployment…NCCETC’s newest policy update notes three trends in electric vehicle activity apparent or emerging in Q3 2018: (1) utilities proposing demand charge alternatives for fast charging stations, (2) electric bus investment ramping up, along with vehicle-to-grid testing, and (3) utilities collecting data on electric vehicle charging patterns…

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A total of 211 electric vehicle actions were taken during Q3 2018…[with New Jersey, California, New York, and Massachusetts] accounting for over half of the quarter’s activity…[T]he top electric vehicle actions taken during the quarter were…The Missouri Court of Appeals reversing a Public Service Commission decision on charging station regulation…Pepco filing its Transportation Electrification Program proposal with the DC Public Service Commission…Massachusetts and Rhode Island regulators approving electric vehicle programs for National Grid…PSE&G New Jersey filing a $261 million electric vehicle program proposal; and…California utilities filing proposals to deploy charging infrastructure at schools and state parks and beaches…” click here for more

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