2 Michigan Public Policy Survey The relevance of planning for electric vehicles has increased since 2019 for local officials across Michigan, particularly in urban communities When asked on the Fall 2023 MPPS whether Figure 1a planning for EV infrastructure is relevant for Local officials' assessments that planning for EV infrastructure is relevant for their local government, 2019 vs. [...] The stations are not free to install, very expensive even with a small rebate, and a piece of equipment to monitor and maintain.” “Complications for who pays for costs of the energy.” “Trying to find locations that are accessible in the long snowy winter months in this remote area....always need to think about how a parking area will be plowed and where the snow banks will accumulate.” “EV technol. [...] Local officials across the state, particularly those in mostly urban and urban communities, increasingly view EV infrastructure planning as relevant for their local governments, and many mostly urban (45%) and urban (40%) jurisdictions report having considered or adopted EV policies to fund or incentivize the use of electric vehicles (EVs), either for their jurisdiction’s own vehicle fleet or for. [...] Retrieved from models-sales/73201156007/ 12 The Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy Survey Background and Methodology The MPPS is an ongoing survey program, interviewing the leaders of Michigan’s 1,856 units of general purpose local government, conducted by the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) at the Uni. [...] In the Fall 2023 iteration, surveys were sent by the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) via the internet and hardcopy to top elected and appointed officials (including county administrators and board chairs; city mayors and managers; village presidents, clerks, and managers; and township supervisors, clerks, and managers) from all 83 counties, 280 cities, 253 villages, and 1,240 to.
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Table of Contents
- Michigan local government leaders report increases in local planning for electric vehicles EVs 1
- Key Findings 1
- Background 2
- The relevance of planning for electric vehicles has increased since 2019 for local officials across Michigan particularly in urban communities 3
- Over a third of local leaders statewide say their community currently has too few charging stations 5
- Local governments in mostly urban and urban communities are the most likely to have considered or enacted EV policies 6
- More than a quarter of urban communities report incorporating EVs into their local governments vehicle fleet 7
- Costs and lack of interest among residents are top challenges to adding new EV charging stations 8
- Voices Across Michigan 10
- Conclusion 11
- Notes 12
- Survey Background and Methodology 13
- Acknowledgement and Disclaimer 13