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Transportation contributes about 52% of total community greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Raleigh, the largest source of our GHG emissions. All traditional gas-powered vehicles contribute to the large environmental impact of our car-dependent community. Raleigh’s Community Climate Action Plan (CCAP) includes numerous implementation efforts to get people out of their cars while also making the cars we use cleaner. The city is helping lead the way in taking climate action by working to transition our fleet of over 4,700+ vehicles and equipment from traditional fossil fuels to electric vehicles (EVs) and clean alternative fuels.
The CCAP also involves supporting opportunities for the private adoption of electric vehicle infrastructure and clean fuels as well as multi-modal transportation to make it easier and safer to bike, walk and take the bus. For more specific climate actions in energy related to transportation, please review Raleigh’s Community Climate Action Plan, Chapter 6.
EV Charging Stations
As electric vehicle adoption continues to grow across Raleigh, so does the need for adequate charging infrastructure. The City of Raleigh is incorporating public charging at several community centers throughout Raleigh. Although the city will not become the main provider of EV infrastructure throughout Raleigh, we continue to create opportunities to support public adoption of EV infrastructure in Raleigh and the region.
In support of public EV charging expansion, the city co-authored the EV Ready Playbook in partnership with Advanced Energy. This “playbook” provides best practices to residents, developers, and businesses for EV infrastructure, including guidance on codes and permitting, installation procedures, and hardware and software considerations. The Playbook is designed to be adopted by other local governments across NC, establishing consistent infrastructure standards and furthering growth of the entire EV market. The Playbook is also one of many resources within the Sustainable Business Toolkit, a collection of resources and support programs to assist Raleigh businesses, non-profits, individuals and organizations to take climate action.
The City of Raleigh requires a permit for this installation, and you can find more information from Planning & Development here.
You can view the locations of the City’s public EV charging stations and other public EV charging stations around Raleigh here.
Is one of the city’s public EV charging stations not working? Report it with SeeClickFix.
In addition to charging stations in their own city, Raleigh residents will also need reliable charging options when they leave the area. Fortunately, EV charging is growing throughout the state – though there is still much room for growth.
The State of North Carolina is building EV infrastructure using federal funding. The below map from North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association shows EV charging locations throughout the state.
See the map from North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association here: https://energync.org/dataplatfor/.
Dark blue sites are part of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program.
