In 2020, the City of Boston released its Zero-Emission Vehicle Roadmap - a set of policy goals complimenting Go Boston 2030 that aim to increase electric vehicle adoption. While prioritizing policies and programs that support public transit, active transportation, and shared trips, all residents who must drive personally owned vehicles will be encouraged to choose ZEVs over internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.

The installation of electric vehicle charging stations supports the following specific goals in addition to the broader agenda set forth by the City’s electric vehicle program, Recharge Boston, and the 2019 Climate Action Plan Update:

Ensure equitable access to EV charging benefits within Boston’s environmental justice communities (including cleaner air, lower long-term vehicle costs.)
Evaluate the appropriate balance of LVII and LVIII charging infrastructure needed to meet Boston’s charging demand, given existing infrastructure, available space, and funding opportunities and constraints.
Demonstrate near-term action through the construction of demonstration projects that are operational in multiple neighborhoods before the end of 2023.
Position Boston for scaled deployment of a publicly-accessible EV charging network through the deployment of these near-term demonstration projects and the preparation of additional shovel-ready future project sites eligible for federal funding.
Understand public attitudes towards dedicating space for EVs in public space, acceptable levels of convenience, and consumer preferences between different EV charging ownership models.