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First 35 State plans to build out EV charging infrastructure approved; more than $900M in FY22 and FY23 funding

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The Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced the approval—ahead of schedule under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program ( earlier post )—of 35 Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Deployment Plans from States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

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NHTSA estimates 38,680 traffic fatalities in 2020, up 7.2% from 2019 despite 13.2% drop in VMT

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) statistical projection of traffic fatalities for 2020 shows that an estimated 38,680 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes. Preliminary data from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) shows vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in 2020 decreased by about 430.2

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NHTSA estimates roadway fatalities beginning to level off after two years of increases

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increase in vehicle miles traveled, or about 39 billion miles. fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, down from the projected rate of 1.32 NHTSA also released a new report, “ Early Estimates of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities and Fatality Rate by Sub-Categories Through June 2022. ”

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NHTSA early estimates show record increase in traffic fatalities nationwide

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that 9,560 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in the first quarter of 2022. Preliminary data reported by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) shows that vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the first 3 months of 2022 increased by about 40.2

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NHTSA estimates traffic fatalities dropped 3.3% in 1Q 2023 y-o-y

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increase in vehicle miles traveled. fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, down from the projected rate of 1.32 The projected decrease occurred alongside a 2.6% The estimated fatality rate for the first three months of 2023 decreased to 1.24 during the same time in 2022.

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NHTSA estimates trafic fatalities increased 18.4% y-o-y in 1H 2021

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The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released the Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities for the First Half (January-June) of 2021 , which shows the largest six-month increase recorded in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System’s history. billion miles, or about 13%.

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See the Latest on NEVI 2023

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The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program (NEVI) was approved in September 2022 with a $5 billion boost to help install fast chargers along interstate highways in all 50 states. Under the NEVI program, all states (as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) have access to NEVI formula funding.