Charging Forward: A Toolkit for Planning and Funding Rural Electric Mobility Infrastructure
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The Charging Forward toolkit was created by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
This toolkit is intended for a variety of rural entities, including States, local communities, Tribes, transportation providers, nonprofits, businesses, and individuals. While the toolkit includes some resources for individuals interested in charging their personal EVs at home, the majority of information in this toolkit is most relevant to rural entities seeking to install charging stations for broader public or private use.
The toolkit focuses on infrastructure for light-duty electric passenger vehicles (such as sedans, sport utility vehicles, and pickup trucks), but also addresses funding opportunities and planning considerations for other types of electric vehicles and devices, including micromobility, transit and school buses, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, and agricultural equipment such as tractors. As such, this toolkit generally uses the term “EV” to refer to light-duty electric passenger vehicles and clarifies where applicable when “EV” refers to other types of electric vehicles (e.g., electric buses).
This toolkit covers the stages of EV infrastructure development in the following sections:
Electric vehicle Electric Mobility Basics
Benefits and Implementation Challenges of Rural Vehicle Electrification
Partnership Opportunities
EV Infrastructure Planning for Rural Areas
EV Infrastructure Funding and Financing for Rural Areas
Resources for EV Infrastructure Planning
Environmental Statutes and Executive Orders
February, 2022