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Getting Amped Up for Electric Vehicles: Statewide Plug-In Electric Vehicle Task Force
by Marcy Bauer
Plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) are on their way to the North Carolina marketplace, and public and private sector leaders have been working hard to be ready for them. The PEV Task Force is collaborating to ensure that North Carolina is a leader in PEV adoption and industry development.
On the heels of a PEV Symposium in October 2011, the task force formed workgroups to develop components of a statewide PEV readiness plan addressing six key areas: Economic Development; Incentives; Vehicles; Infrastructure; Policy, Codes and Standards; and Education and Outreach. The North Carolina Solar Center is working with the N.C. Department of Commerce to lead the combined Incentives and Economic Development workgroups, whose members will work together to identify key incentives that will entice both consumers and companies to build the PEV industry in North Carolina.
If you're interested in contributing to the statewide PEV plan by joining a workgroup, you can do so regardless of whether you were able to attend the summit or initial workgroup meetings. You can also follow the project's progress on the Clean Transportation Team's PEV planning project website.
PEV related activities in NC are currently being supported by the Centralina Council of Governments Mountains To Sea Initiative, a one year U.S. Department of Energy funded project to develop the PEV roadmap.
Contact Aranzazu Lascurain at alascur@ncsu.edu or 919-515-0352 for information on joining the PEV Task Force.