The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) announced on December 7, 2021, the formation of the National Electric Highway Coalition (NEHC), which is committed to building a coast-to-coast fast-charging network for electric vehicles along major U.S. travel corridors by the end of 2023.[1] The coalition merges the Electric Highway Coalition and the Midwest Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Collaboration and includes additional participating electric companies. NEHC consists of 51 investor-owned electric companies, Midwest Energy[2], and the Tennessee Valley Authority. NEHC’s member companies serve nearly 120 million U.S. electric customers across 47 states and the District of Columbia.

According to EEI, its member companies, which are all investor-owned electric utility (IOUs) in the U.S., have invested more than $3 billion in customer programs and projects to deploy EV charging infrastructure and accelerate electric transportation. EEI estimates that more than 100,000 EV fast-charging ports will be needed to support the projected 22 million EVs on U.S. roads in 2030. The press release also notes that EEI member companies are electrifying their own fleets and are on track to electrify more than one-third of all fleet vehicles by 2030. They are also involved with commercial fleet customers and are working together on electrification planning for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.

[1]https://www.eei.org/resourcesandmedia/newsroom/Pages/Press%20Releases/Electric%20Companies%20Join%20Together%20to%20Form%20National%20Electric%20Highway%20Coalition.aspx

[2] Midwest Energy is a Kansas-based electric cooperative.