The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (Joint Office) have invited the public to comment on a request for information (RFI) regarding medium- and heavy-duty electric charging technologies and infrastructure needs.
To support medium- and heavy-duty (MHD) battery electric vehicles, the RFI seeks input in four areas including:
- Unique charger and station needs
- Vehicle charging patterns
- MHD EV charger technology and standardization
- Workforce, supply chain and manufacturing to support charging of MHD battery EVs
The goal of the RFI is “to inform appropriate future Federal Government activities to support the development and deployment of EV chargers to support the anticipated needs of MHD EV original equipment manufacturers, fleet operators, drivers, charging station operators and electric utilities.”
The agencies also noted that comments should also address how to balance advances in technology with the need to expeditiously build out the national EV charging infrastructure, including support for MHD segments.
Responses to the RFI must be submitted by November 12, 2024.
In June, NACS, as part of a coalition of energy and fuel producers; energy marketers and retailers; and labor and consumer groups, filed a petition with the D.C. Circuit Court to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its regulation, finalized in March, that will create mandates for the sale of electric trucks.
This petition was filed challenging the EPA’s heavy-duty vehicle emission standards for model years 2027-2032.
The coalition also filed a petition challenging the EPA’s light- and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards, which was one of three petitions filed. The other two petitions were filed by the American Petroleum Institute and a coalition of U.S. biofuel producers.