The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) developed the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program Deployment Plan (referred to as the “NEVI Plan” or “Plan”) in accordance with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) NEVI Program Guidance, issued on February 10th, 2022. The original NEVI plan was submitted on August 1st, 2022.
A letter was submitted to FHWA in lieu of an updated NEVI Plan due on August 1st, 2023. The MassDOT letter was submitted on 10/2/2023.
The NEVI program apportioned approximately $64 million of funding allocated over the next five years. Refer to Section 9.0 for a breakdown of this funding. The funding will enable growth of EV infrastructure development throughout the Commonwealth by serving as a resource for a comprehensive EV charging infrastructure network that is intended to equitably support the needs of the Commonwealth.
This document is the current NEVI Plan update that is due to FHWA on September 1st, 2024. This document is intended to provide an update on the ongoing procurement process for deploying EV charging stations across the Commonwealth’s AFCs. MassDOT has entered into contracts with three Developers as of September 1st, 2024. The Developers will be responsible for identifying final charging station locations, final design details, construction, maintenance, and operations of EV charging stations in accordance with the RFRs. MassDOT will oversee these Developers, with consultant assistance. MassDOT considers the NEVI Plan as a living document, and it will be reviewed annually for any necessary updates to reassess corridor priorities based on completed investments and stakeholder engagement. Reviews will include a gap analysis to assess implementation progress.
The information in the following NEVI update is accurate as of August 15, 2024.
1.1 Updates from Prior Plan
This is an update based on the template from the FHWA, the original NEVI Plan can be found on the MassDOT website here. Table 1 below includes a summary of each section of the report and what has been updated from the previous iteration of the NEVI Plan.
Table 1: Summary of Updates to the Plan
| Section Title | Nature of Update |
|---|---|
| 1. Introduction | |
| 1.1 Updates from Prior Plan | Section 1.1 and 1.2 from 2022 Plan removed |
| 2. Regional and State Agency Coordination | Section title revised to "State Agency Coordination" along with updates on coordination activities between agencies involved |
| 3. Public and Stakeholder Engagement | |
| Stakeholder Engagement Approach | Section Removed per template provided |
| Future Planned Engagement | Section Removed per template provided |
| 3.1 Community Engagement Outcomes Report | New Section |
| 3.2 Tribal Engagement | New Section — new write up |
| 3.3 Utility Engagement | New Section — new write up |
| 3.4 Site-Specific Public Engagement | New Section — new write up |
| 4. Plan Vision and Goals | Existing Section (minor updates) |
| 5. Contracting | New Section — new write up |
| 5.1 Status of Contracting Process | New Section — new write up |
| 5.2 Awarded Contracts | New Section — new write up |
| 5.3 Scoring Methodologies Used | New Section — new write up |
| 5.4 Plan for Compliance with Federal Requirements | New Section — new write up |
| 6. Civil Rights | Existing Section 8 — no new updates |
| 7. Existing and Future Conditions Analysis | Existing Section 5 — no new updates |
| Massachusetts Geography, Terrain, Climate and Land Use Patterns | Removed per template provided |
| Massachusetts Infrastructure and Development | Removed per template provided |
| Infrastructure and Transit | |
| Urban Development and Utility Territories | |
| Travel Patterns | |
| Freight | |
| Transportation Electrification | |
| Highway DCFC | |
| 7.1 Alternate Fuel Corridor (AFC) Designations | Existing section 5.3 – revised title and updated |
| 7.2 Existing Charging Stations | Existing section 5.4 - updated list of sites |
| 7.3 EV Charging Infrastructure Deployment After Build Out | New Section |
| 7.4 Known Risks and Challenges | Removed per template provided |
| 8. EV Charging Infrastructure Deployment | Existing section 6 – revised numbering |
| 8.1 Planned Charging Stations | New section – new table |
| 8.2 Planning Towards a Fully Built Out Determination | New section – new write up |
| 8.3 EV Charging Infrastructure Deployment After Build Out | New section – new write up |
| 8.4 Deployment Strategy Development | Removed per template provided |
| Equity | |
| Filling Coverage Gaps | |
| Meeting Demands | |
| Final Zone Ranking | |
| 8.5 Deployment Strategy Overview | Removed per template provided |
| 8.6 Funding Sources | Removed per template provided |
| 8.7 State, Regional, and Local Policy | Removed per template provided |
| Policy Support for Zero Emission Vehicles | |
| Utility Regulation and Incentives | |
| 9. Implementation | Existing section 7 – major updates |
| 9.1 Implementation Overview | Updated |
| 9.2 Anticipated General Contracting Approach | Removed per template provided |
| 9.3 Potential Solicitation Criteria and Contract Requirements | Removed per template provided |
| 9.4 Implementation Timing | Removed per template provided |
| 10. Equity Considerations | Existing Section 9 – revised numbering and updates |
| 10.1 Identification and Outreach to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs) in the State | |
| 10.2 Process to Identify, Quantify, and Measure Benefits to DACs | Existing Section 9.3 – removed. Information consolidated within sections 10.1 and 10.2 |
| 11. Labor and Workforce Considerations | Existing section 10 - updates |
| 12. Physical Security and Cybersecurity | Existing section 11 – added physical security section, minor updates to cybersecurity |
| 13. Program Evaluation | Existing section 12 – updated numbering and minor updates to content |
| 14. Discretionary Exception | Existing section 13 – updated numbering and minor updates to content |