Second Assessment of the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Coordinating Council (EVICC)

The Second EVICC Assessment is due to the Massachusetts Legislature in August 2025, and will contain recommended strategies for developing a robust network of EV charging infrastructure.

Overview

The Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Coordinating Council (EVICC) released its Second Assessment and filed it with the legislature as required by law on August 11, 2025. The Second Assessment provides a detailed look at the current state of EV charging in Massachusetts, estimates of EV charging and associated electric grid needs in 2030 and 2035, and strategic actions to deliver an equitable, interconnected, accessible, and reliable EV charging network in Massachusetts. 

Final Second Assessment

The Complete Second Assessment

The Second Assessment by Chapter:

• Introductory Pages
• 1. Executive Summary
• 2. Purpose and Context
• 3. Incentive Programs
• 4. Current Deployment
• 5. Grid Impacts
• 6. Consumer Experience
• 7. Innovative Technology and Business Models
• 8. Summary of Recommendations
• Appendices

Other Second Assessment Resources:

• Second Assessment Summary Presentation
• Estimated Charger Counts and Associated Electric Load by Municipality Using CECP EV Adoption Rates
• GIS Data of Estimated Charger Counts and Load by Hex Using CECP EV Adoption Rates

Draft Second Assessment

On June 25, 2025, EVICC released a draft of the Second Assessment for public comment. Feedback on the Second Assessment may be provided until July 11, 2025 by:

• Filling out the Second Assessment Feedback Survey
• Providing written comments via email, identifying your name and affiliation and addressing the survey questions
• Attending the July EVICC meeting
  • 7/9 from 1-4pm in-person at 100 Cambridge St, 2nd Floor, Conference Rooms C and D, Boston, MA 02115 (All in-person attendees must register using this form)
  • On Zoom (using this link)

Public Hearings

To inform its development of the Second Assessment, EVICC held four public hearings across the Commonwealth, two of which were held in a hybrid format:

• March 27, 2025 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm in New Bedford
• March 31, 2025 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm in Worcester
• April 3, 2025 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm in Holyoke (Hybrid)
• April 8, 2025 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm in Boston (Hybrid)

This slide deck was presented at each public hearing. The slide deck is also available in Arabic, Cape Verdean Creole, French, Haitian Creole, Khmer, Korean, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, and Vietnamese.