Our Reports
Our reports examine state policies and regulations, track private and pubic sector investments, EV-sector job growth, consumer sales, and charger deployments and highlight opportunities to improve public health, address climate change, and spur economic growth across the Southeast.
Electrification of Transportation in the Southeast
The fifth annual “Transportation Electrification in the Southeast” report, prepared by Atlas Public Policy in partnership with Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE), analyzes data underlying the electric vehicle (EV) market in SACE’s six-state region from July 2023 to June 2024. The data reveals continued growth across six indicators: manufacturing investments, anticipated jobs, EV sales, charging infrastructure deployment, utility investments, and public funding. In March 2025, SACE released updated state and regional pages capturing data from January to December 2024, accompanied by an updated summary blog.
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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