The Joint Office is charged with making it easy for anyone to choose to ride and drive electric. We’ve achieved meaningful milestones on our journey toward this goal. See how we’ve worked with government agencies, communities, the private sector, and EV drivers to build out convenient, reliable infrastructure to support zero-emission transportation. View our milestones by year or program category.
2025: Opening up more choices for cities, communities, companies and beyond
Delivering technical assistance and resources to accelerate zero-emission transportation options.
Jan. 15, 2025
Community Charging
$43.7 Million in Communities Taking Charge Funding
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Jan. 10, 2025
Fast Charging
Electric Vehicle Load Service Energization Whitepaper Released
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Jan. 10, 2025
Community Charging
$635 Million in Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Awards
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Jan. 7, 2025
Fast Charging
iQMS Funding to Accelerate EV Charging Load Service Requests
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2024: Expanding the benefits of clean mobility beyond passenger cars
Funding for community charging, transit, and reliability advance the mission of making electric transportation an easy choice for anyone.
Dec. 26, 2024
Fast Charging
Wisconsin Opens First NEVI Stations
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Dec. 11, 2024
Fast Charging
FHWA Updates NEVI Guidance
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Dec. 11, 2024
Medium-and Heavy-Duty Charging
EPA Announces Clean Heavy Duty Vehicle Awards
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Dec. 10, 2024
Fast Charging
Michigan Opens First NEVI Station
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Dec. 5, 2024
Fast Charging
Texas Opens First NEVI Station
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Dec. 4, 2024
Programs/Administration
Plug and Charge PKI Framework Announced
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Nov. 15, 2024
Community Charging
Massachusetts Opens First CFI Station
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Oct. 10, 2024
Community Charging
First EVC-RAA Station Opens
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Oct. 9, 2024
Programs/Administration
J3400 Standard Becomes Recommended Practice
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Sept. 30, 2024
Community Charging
First CFI Station Opens
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Sept. 18, 2024
Fast Charging
Adapter Safety Report Released
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Sept. 17, 2024
Fast Charging
Kentucky Opens NEVI Station
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Sept. 13, 2024
Community Charging
Public EV Charging Network Doubled Celebrate Growth
Celebrate Growth
Sept. 5, 2024
Programs/Administration
API Protocol Guidance Released
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Aug. 27, 2024
Community Charging
$521 Million Awarded to Communities
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Aug. 22, 2024
Community Charging
First EVC-RAA Project Groundbreaking
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July 17, 2024
Fast Charging
Rhode Island Achieves Fully-Built-Out Status
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June 27, 2024
Fast Charging
First NEVI Station in Utah
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May 30, 2024
Community Charging
Historic $1.3 Billion in CFI Funding
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May 7, 2024
Programs/Administration
States Submit Data to EV-ChART
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April 23, 2024
Fast Charging
Vermont Opens NEVI Station
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April 4, 2024
Community Charging
Public EV Charging Infrastructure Playbook Launched
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April 2, 2024
Fast Charging
Maine Opens NEVI Station
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March 12, 2024
Medium-and Heavy-Duty Charging
National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor Strategy Released
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March 6, 2024
Programs/Administration
J3400 RFI Released
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March 5, 2024
Programs/Administration
ChargeX Payment Report Released
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Feb. 28, 2024
Fast Charging
Hawaii Opens NEVI Station
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Feb. 26, 2024
Community Charging
community Whitepaper Relased
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Feb. 20, 2024
Medium-and Heavy-Duty Charging
Clean Bus Planning Awards
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Jan. 26, 2024
Programs/Administration
EVerest Open-Source Tools Released
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Jan. 23, 2024
Fast Charging
Pennsylvania Opens NEVI Station
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Jan. 19, 2024
Community Charging
$46.5 Million in Joint Office Ride and Drive Funding Announced
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Jan. 18, 2024
Community Charging
$150 Million in Reliability and Accessibility Accelerator Funding
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Jan. 11, 2024
Community Charging
$623 Million in Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Awards
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Jan. 8, 2024
Medium-and Heavy-Duty Charging
EPA Clean School Bus Awards Announced
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2023: Building relationships and standards to move reliable, clean transportation forward
In its second year, the Joint Office established the National Charging Experience (ChargeX) Consortium to improve charging accessibility and reliability, convened the Electric Vehicle Working Group and activated the first NEVI-funded stations.
Dec. 19, 2023
Programs/Administration
SAE J3400 Technical Information Report
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Dec. 15, 2023
Fast Charging
New York Opens NEVI Station
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Dec. 13, 2023
Fast Charging
First NEVI Station Opens
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Dec. 12, 2023
Programs/Administration
First In-Person EV Working Group Meeting
Watch Recording
Nov. 2, 2023
Programs/Administration
Cybersecurity Workshop
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Oct. 18, 2023
Fast Charging
First NEVI Station Groundbreaking
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Sept. 29, 2023
Medium-and Heavy-Duty Charging
Clean School Bus (CSB) Rebate Program Announced
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Sept. 26, 2023
Programs/Administration
First EV Working Group Meeting
Watch Recording
Sept. 20, 2023
Fast Charging
NEVI Categorical Exclusion
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Sept. 13, 2023
Community Charging
Reliability and Accessibility Accelerator Funding Announced
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Aug. 29, 2023
Programs/Administration
Sample Cybersecurity Procurement Released
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Aug. 3, 2023
Programs/Administration
EV Working Group Members Announced
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July 11, 2023
Fast Charging
First NEVI Contracts Awarded
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May 18, 2023
Programs/Administration
National Charging Experience (ChargeX) Consortium Formed
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March 14, 2023
Community Charging
Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grants
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Feb. 20, 2023
Medium-and Heavy-Duty Charging
Low/No Emission Bus Funding Announced
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2022: Setting the stage for successful deployment of a national charging network
In its first year, the Joint Office hired expert staff, including executive director Gabe Klein, established the Electric Vehicle Working Group to coordinate industry stakeholders, and saw approval of NEVI plans from all 50 states. It marks the first interagency office in U.S. government history.
Sept. 27, 2022
Fast Charging
NEVI Plans Approved for All 50 States
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Sept. 20, 2022
Programs/Administration
Gabe Klein Named Executive Director
Meet Gabe
Sept. 14, 2022
Fast Charging
35 NEVI State Plans Approved
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Aug. 2, 2022
Fast Charging
All States Submit NEVI Plans
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June 9, 2022
Fast Charging
Federal Minimum Standards for EV Charging Proposed
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June 9, 2022
Programs/Administration
Electric Vehicle Working Group (EVWG) Established
Meet the Group
2021: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passage and Joint Office formation
In 2021, the Joint Office was formed by the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a once-in-a-generation investment in our nation’s infrastructure and competitiveness.
Dec. 14, 2021
Programs/Administration
Joint Office of Energy and Transportation created
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Nov. 15, 2021
Programs/Administration
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed
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