The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to inform the design and development of the State's forthcoming Fleet Zero-Emission Resource Opportunity (Fleet-ZERO) Medium-and Heavy-Duty (M/HD) Charging Corridors funding lane. This RFI seeks market research only and is not a solicitation for procurement. The State is gathering feedback on the draft Colorado M/HD Charging Corridors GIS Map and seeking a better understanding of prospective business models, scope, design, timelines, anticipated demand, utilization, costs, and other helpful information in relation to successfully deploying M/HD corridor charging throughout Colorado.
The M/HD Charging Ports Per County By 2030 GIS map layer shows the breakdown of home, depot, and en-route charging ports estimated by the State's M/HD charging infrastructure study in each Colorado county. Future long-haul truck charging may overlap with en-route charging where M/HD vehicle charging needs will exist for both short- and regional-haul operations, as well as for long-haul. A key priority for the State of Colorado is to support the accelerated electrification of M/HD vehicles and ensure this transition is effective, efficient, equitable, and accessible.
In 2022, Colorado released its Clean Truck Strategy, introducing a series of actions to enable the M/HD zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) transition, including establishing goals of 35,000 M/HD ZEVs on the road by 2030, 100% new M/HD ZEV sales by 2050, and a long-term target of 100% M/HD ZEVs on the road in the state. The State's M/HD charging infrastructure study identified the necessity for considerable investment focused on deploying a robust network of high-powered M/HD charging sites along Colorado freight corridors. In April 2023, Colorado adopted the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule, and in June, the State closed the first funding round for the Clean Fleet Vehicle and Technology Grant Program and the Fleet-ZERO grant program. CEO is now developing a funding lane for the Fleet-ZERO program dedicated to M/HD corridor charging.
For the purposes of this RFI, M/HD corridor charging is defined as fully- or semi-public (reservation-based) local, short-, and regional-haul en-route M/HD charging, in addition to long-haul charging. Charging-as-a-service refers to charging with longer-term access and/or use agreements. The RFI requests comprehensive information from site hosts, charging providers, fleets, and end-users regarding business models, market dynamics, site considerations, timelines, and other information to support the development of the M/HD Charging Corridors funding lane.