Charging Ahead: How to Make Electric Mobility Work for All

RMI identifies three promising electric mobility modes—microtransit, carsharing, and micromobility—to address transportation gaps for low- to moderate-income communities in Connecticut. The briefing emphasizes that electric utilities are critical partners, capable of providing administrative support, capital for infrastructure and vehicles, and optimized electricity rate designs to ensure these services are affordable and accessible.

• Low- to moderate-income communities in Connecticut face significant transportation barriers, including unreliable bus connections for basic services, a lack of transit options after work shifts, and an over-reliance on unaffordable personal vehicles in rural areas.
• RMI recommends three specific electric mobility modes tailored to different geographic needs in Connecticut: micromobility for urban areas like Hartford and New Haven, carsharing for urban and suburban regions, and microtransit for rural areas and specific urban routes to supplement existing transit.
• Electric utilities can support the deployment of affordable electric mobility through three primary mechanisms: providing administrative and operational support, funding capital expenditures for infrastructure and vehicles, and designing electricity rates that lower operating costs.

APA

RMI (2022). Charging Ahead: How to Make Electric Mobility Work for All. https://rmi.org/resources/how-to-make-electric-mobility-work-for-all/

Chicago

RMI. Charging Ahead: How to Make Electric Mobility Work for All. 2022. https://rmi.org/resources/how-to-make-electric-mobility-work-for-all/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{rmi2022charging, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{Charging Ahead: How to Make Electric Mobility Work for All}}, institution = {RMI}, year = {2022}, month = mar, url = {https://rmi.org/resources/how-to-make-electric-mobility-work-for-all/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }