Transportation

Engineering, design consultant intros EV strategy tool

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September 12, 2023

Kimley-Horn, a nationwide engineering, planning and design consulting firm based in Raleigh, North Carolina, has introduced TREDLite EV, a cloud-based tool that helps organizations develop and optimize their EV charger deployment strategies based on the organization's unique priorities.

"Businesses and governments will play key roles in developing a national network of public EV chargers," Jenna McDavid, practice director, zero emission vehicle strategy at Kimley-Horn, said in the press release. "Their challenge is selecting the right sets of sites to meet their unique needs — and doing so quickly and cost-effectively. TREDLite EV makes a science out of site selection."

TREDLite EV's dataset includes:

• Aggregated and anonymized data on vehicle trips including trip distance and trip density.
• Geographic information spanning EV market share, sociodemographic data on drivers and residents and building types, business types and housing density.
• Proximity to high-traffic roadways, highway on-ramps and off-ramps, and existing public chargers.
• Eligibility maps for state, regional and federal incentives, including the Justice40 Initiative, which identifies historically disadvantaged communities.
• Customized client-specific data.

Kimley-Horn has planned, designed or permitted more than 15,000 EV chargers nationwide. Services include site-feasibility assessment, site design, permitting, utility coordination and more. Clients include restaurants, coffee shops, movie theaters, retailers, fleet operators, hotels, and local, state and regional governments.