New Brief Released – Transitioning to Electric Transportation will Spur Economic Development in the Southeast

Transportation electrification is taking hold in the United States across all vehicle types, including consumer vehicles, fleets, electric buses, and trucks. Consumers and fleet managers purchase EVs primarily for the same reasons: they are cleaner, they save money, and they often perform at a higher level than gas cars and trucks.

To explore how Southeast states stack up against each other, and the nation, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) and Atlas Public Policy have collaborated on a new brief, “Transportation Electrification in the Southeast,” which provides a snapshot of the Southeast’s EV market. The brief examines state-by-state policy, and the regulatory, economic development, and investment activity across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. 

The brief includes:

• How the Southeast is a leader in EV manufacturing investment and job creation in the U.S., representing 28% of manufacturing investment and at least 14% of the passenger EV manufacturing jobs even though the region has only 18% of the U.S. population.
  
• Yet the Southeast lags the nation in EV sales and charging station deployment and is also significantly underrepresented in utility and government funding for transportation electrification.
• There are specific actions state policymakers and utility regulators can take to maximize the economic development potential in the Southeast by transitioning to EVs, which will improve public health, address the climate crisis, and provide lower-cost transportation solutions for consumers and fleets. 

Read an excerpt from the blog below, or download the “Transportation Electrification in the Southeast,” brief here. 

Transitioning to Electric Transportation will Spur Economic Development in the Southeast

Stan Cross, Electric Transportation Policy Director

With a cumulative 1.6 million passenger electric vehicles (EV) sold and investment in the EV sector on the rise, states across the country are seizing the opportunity to increase EVs and EV charging stations. Transportation electrification is taking hold in the United States across all vehicle types, including consumer vehicles, fleets, electric buses, and trucks.

To explore how Southeast states stack up against each other, and the nation, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) and Atlas Public Policy have collaborated on a new brief, “Transportation Electrification in the Southeast,” which provides a snapshot of the Southeast’s EV market. The brief examines state-by-state policy, regulatory, economic development, and investment activity across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. 

Continue reading the blog post here.
Download the report here. 

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About Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
Founded in 1985, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy is a nonprofit organization that promotes responsible energy choices to ensure clean, safe, and healthy communities throughout the Southeast. Learn more at www.cleanenergy.org.