ScalingInvestmentinEVChargingInfrastructure:APolicyRoadmapforCitiesWHITEPAPERSEPTEMBER2024Images:GettyImagesDisclaimerThisdocumentispublishedbytheWorldEconomicForumasacontributiontoaproject,insightareaorinteraction.Thefindings,interpretationsandconclusionsexpressedhereinarearesultofacollaborativeprocessfacilitatedandendorsedbytheWorldEconomicForumbutwhoseresultsdonotnecessarilyrepresenttheviewsoftheWorldEconomicForum,northeentiretyofitsMembers,Partnersorotherstakeholders.©2024WorldEconomicForum.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,includingphotocopyingandrecording,orbyanyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem.ContentsPreface3Executivesummary4Introduction51Policies,strategiesandactionsforcities81.1EVstrategicplanning81.2Standardizationandprocesses111.3Data131.4Gridcapacityandaccesstoelectricity142Publicprocurementbestpractices163Keyactionsforcitygovernments18Contributors21Endnotes23ScalingInvestmentinEVChargingInfrastructure2PrefaceTosupporttheglobalcommitmenttoachievenet-zeroemissionsby2050,transitioningtoemissions-freetransportationiscrucial.Passengervehicles,amajorsourceofgreenhousegasemissions,areattheforefrontofthistransition,withEuropeleadingthechargewithanambitious2035deadlinefornewvehiclestobeemissions-free.1Asstatessettheirowntargetsforthetransition,citygovernments–asconvenorsofthecityecosystem–willplayapivotalrole,facilitatingashifttowardszero-emissionsprivateandpublictransport,aswellasurbanfreightandlogistics.Electricvehicles(EVs)arecrucialtothelong-termtransitionroadmap.WhilemanycitieshavemadesignificantprogressindevelopingcomprehensivechargingnetworksforEVs,othersstillfacechallengesprovidingaccessibleandaffordableinfrastructure.Thislackofcharging–bothpublicandprivate–posesasignificantbarriertowidespreadadoptionofEVs.TheWorldEconomicForum’sGlobalNewMobilityCoalition(GNMC),inpartnershipwiththeTaskforceonScalingInvestmentinElectrificationInfrastructure,hasdevelopedthisresourcetohelpcitygovernmentsadvancetheEVtransition.Launchedin2023,thetaskforcehasbroughttogethermembersfromthepublicsector,civilsocietyandtheprivatesectortopoolabroadrangeofexpertiseinareassuchaschargingandfleetoperations,publictransport,paymentsandfinance.Basedonthetaskforce’smulti-sectorandcross-industryinsights,thisresourceseekstocatalysepublic-privatecollaborationbyofferingcityofficialswithpracticalstrategiesandguidancetodriveinvestmentinpublicandprivatechargingnetworks.Thisincludeschargingforprivatecars,sharedandpublictransport,andurbanfleets.Whilerecognizingthepotentialofon-roadconductivechargingandotherupcomingtechnologies(e.g.battery-swappinginsomeregions),thisresourcefocusesonplug-inchargingforitsbroadapplicabilitytoday.Importantly,thisresourcedoesnotimplythatcitygovernmentsaresolelyresponsiblefortheEVtransitionincities,butratherseekstosupportcitygovernmentsincapitalizingontheiruniquecapacitytoincentivizeinvestment.Byfocusingonstrategydevelopment,standardization,data,andgridaccessandcapacity–whereitiswithintheirpowertodoso–citygovernmentscanhelpcreateaconduciveinvestmentenvironment,sendingastrongdemandsignaltotheprivatesectorandinvestors.Ascitiesgloballynavigatetheirownpathwaystozeroemissions,policy-makersandcityofficialsareencouragedtousethisresourceasacomplementtotheirindependentresearchanddecision-makingprocesses.Giventhatea...
