The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) partner to support developing countries in achieving their sustainable transportation goals.

This guidebook provides a brief but comprehensive summary of the strategies, best practices, and terminology associated with conducting a high-quality grid integration study.

This guidebook is designed for decision-makers who may be considering implementing battery electric busses (BEBs), and includes potential solutions to address challenges such as upfront cost premiums, planning burdens, and BEB range that may slow development.

This report examines the potential for Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) to electrify its bus rapid transit system (BRTS) in Surat, India. The study collected data from SMC, log in-use GPS data of SMC buses, and analyze the results. The ensuing analysis focused on the operational feasibility and life-cycle costs of battery electric buses (BEBs) compared to diesel buses operated on eight BRTS routes out of four bus depots

This report discusses the implications of increases in distributed energy resources, battery energy storage systems, and electric vehicles in India in the coming years. These emerging technologies can pose challenges to distribution utilities, forcing overhauls in planning and operational practices. The authors discuss how these technologies can also create challenges in power system infrastructure planning if not properly integrated.

This report explores the critical elements of V2G economics by summarizing the elements and costs of a V2G system. The report also describes V2G revenue-generating services and the business cases for providing these services, providing notes on real-world V2G applications and lists concerns related to V2G.

This case study details the action undertaken by the Durham City and County governments to help achieve the goals of Electric Vehicle and Charging Station Plan in 2011.

Plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) are increasingly popular options in public sector vehicle fleets. EVs have many attractive characteristics including reduced fuel expenses and maintenance costs as well as, significant environmental benefits. Many Chittenden County communities have started to add EV options to their fleets. This report provides an introduction to EVs and real-world results from their applications in Vermon

The Case study elements included relevant peers and implementable projects for consideration by the Boulder County’s EV advisory committee. The elements are provided as include a Write-up of the Implementation Project, Funding Sources, Implementation & Infrastructure, Challenges & Lesson Learned and Applicability to Boulder County.

The EV City Casebook presents informative case studies on city and regional EV deployment efforts around the world. These case studies are illustrative examples of how pioneering cities are preparing the ground for mass market EV deployment. They offer both qualitative and quantitative information on cities’ EV goals, progress, policies, incentives, and lessons learned to date.