Our Reports
With a rapidly evolving market environment, the Southeast can seize the opportunity to increase EVs’ share of vehicles on the road. To guide this growth, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy develops reports to examine state policy, as well as regulatory, economic development, investment activity, and opportunities to improve public health, meet climate change goals, and spur economic growth across the Southeast.
ELECTRIFICATION OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE SOUTHEAST
The fourth annual “Transportation Electrification in the Southeast” report, published by Atlas Public Policy in collaboration with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy in September 2023, benchmarks progress on transportation electrification from July 2022 through June 2023 in six states across the Southeast: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. While the Southeast lags behind national averages in EV sales, charging station deployment, utility investment, and public funding, the region is a national leader in capturing EV-related investments and jobs with 40% of manufacturing investments and 35% of all announced manufacturing jobs to date.
RETAINED TRANSPORTATION FUEL SPENDING IN THE SOUTHEAST:
RETAIL SALES OF MOTOR FUEL VS. ELECTRICITY
Released in February 2023, “Retained Transportation Fuel Spending in the Southeast: Retail Sales of Motor Fuel Vs. Electricity,” developed by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) demonstrates that electrifying transportation could provide an economic boon for Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina, and Tennessee. SACE’s analysis highlights the amount consumers spend fueling gas and diesel transportation, how much of that transportation spending remains in each Southeastern state, and what the economic effects would be if all on-road gas and diesel-powered cars, trucks, and buses are replaced with vehicles that drive entirely on electricity.
ASSESSMENT OF MEDIUM- AND HEAVY-DUTY
VEHICLE ELECTRIFICATION: FOCUS ON NORTH CAROLINA
It’s easy to understand why electric utilities have been quick to embrace electrification: consumer demand for electricity flatlined after the Great Recession, while demand for electric vehicles (EVs) has only been increasing. But utilities and their customers stand to gain even more from the budding upsurge in fleet adoption of electric trucks and buses. In fact, in some circumstances, EVs can actually help make the power grid cheaper, cleaner, and easier to run. That might sound a bit backward, but it’s true and there is just one catch: utilities have to plan for it. By proactively making plans to accommodate new consumer demand for electricity, utilities can avoid stalling the progress of medium- and heavy-duty electrification. But why do these vehicles matter? "Assessment of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Electrification” explores how the transition to electric trucks, vans, and buses can provide many benefits to utilities, fleet operators, and utility ratepayers.
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ELECTRIFICATION OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE SOUTHEAST:
STATE OF TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT & INVESTMENT IN MANUFACTURING
Transportation electrification is taking hold in the United States across all vehicle types, including consumer vehicles, fleets, electric buses, and trucks. Consumer electric vehicle (EV) sales vary widely by state and region and are consistently most substantial in markets with favorable policies and engaged electric utilities. To explore how Southeast states stack up against each other and the nation, Atlas Public Policy and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) have collaborated on the third annual “Transportation Electrification in the Southeast,” report which released in September 2022 with updated regional and state pages released in March 2023. The report provides a snapshot of the Southeast’s EV market and examines state-by-state policy, regulatory, economic development, and investment activity across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
RETAINED TRANSPORTATION FUEL SPENDING IN THE SOUTHEAST:
ELECTRIC VS INTERNAL COMBUSTION VEHICLES
Released in August 2021, “Retained Transportation Fuel Spending in the Southeast: Electric vs. Internal Combustion Vehicles,” developed by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) demonstrates that electrifying transportation could provide an economic boon for Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina, and Tennessee. SACE’s analysis highlights the amount consumers spend fueling gas and diesel transportation, how much of that transportation spending remains in each Southeastern state, and what the economic effects would be if all on-road gas and diesel-powered cars, trucks, and buses are replaced with vehicles that drive entirely on electricity.
ELECTRIFICATION OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE SOUTHEAST:
STATE OF TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT & INVESTMENT IN MANUFACTURING
