{"id":123219,"date":"2021-09-27T16:16:17","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T20:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=123219"},"modified":"2022-07-28T19:19:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T23:19:14","slug":"ucf-part-of-new-regional-movement-to-accelerate-adoption-of-electric-vehicle-transportation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-part-of-new-regional-movement-to-accelerate-adoption-of-electric-vehicle-transportation\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Part of New Regional Movement to Accelerate Adoption of Electric Vehicle Transportation"},"content":{"rendered":"
UCF is part of a new coalition of more than 60 public and private organizations charging forward to address the electric transportation market and infrastructure challenges in the Southeast region of the U.S.<\/p>\n
More and more people across the nation are turning to electric vehicles for their cheaper fuel costs and lower maintenance requirements. Challenges remain, however, like finding charging stations during long trips, greater upfront costs, and limited models and sizes of EVs. Transitioning to an all-electric transportation system would provide consumers more EV options, and has the potential to trigger an economic boon of up to $47 billion for the region, according to the new coalition. Other regions are quickly moving in this direction and reaping some of the benefits, but the South is a little behind, prompting the creation of the Southeast Electric Transportation Regional Initiative (SETRI)<\/a>.<\/p>\n The SETRI coalition will focus on EV market challenges, such as charging and infrastructure gaps, accessibility, EV model availability and cost, policy guidance, and consumer awareness \u2014 while unlocking untapped opportunities for economic development, job growth, enhanced energy security, and reduced environmental impacts.<\/p>\n