Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure
Transportation as we know it is evolving, and alternative fuels are rapidly revolutionizing the way we think of powering our vehicles. Electricity and hydrogen provide opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase resilience. Governments and private industries also have ambitious goals to reshape the transportation ecosystem.
Kimley-Horn understands how the market is changing and the questions that come with these changes. When you’re in search of a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) consultant who can help develop custom electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure across suppliers or help you transition fleets away from fossil fuels to alternative power, Kimley-Horn has got you covered.
Driving Sustainable Infrastructure
Kimley-Horn’s planners, engineers, and landscape architects come together to create an industry-leading, full-service ZEV consultancy. We have local knowledge backed by a national practice and offer a broad range of ZEV services, such as:
- Developing policies to support ZEV adoption
- Creating EV charger deployment plans and fueling infrastructure siting
- Transitioning fleets to ZEVs
- Designing EV charging and hydrogen fueling infrastructure sites
- Identifying grants and providing application support to help win government funding
With more than a decade of diverse ZEV experience, Kimley-Horn will be your strategic partner, assisting you in developing ambitious strategies combined with realistic plans to achieve your clean energy vision.
ZEV Consulting You Can Trust
Kimley-Horn has planned, designed, and/or permitted thousands of EV charging stations nationwide and has supported hydrogen fueling infrastructure deployments throughout the US. Our specialists serve clients of all sizes across the public and private sectors, from supporting small municipalities with their fleet transition strategies to supporting nationwide infrastructure deployments. With this experience, we can help you explore your options for types of charging and fueling infrastructure, identify the best locations, and determine how many chargers will meet your needs.
ZEV Consulting Services
ZEV Strategy and Planning
- Program management
- Grant and funding support
- ZEV infrastructure siting
- Site host coordination
- Site selection
- Fleet transition planning
- ZEV bus routing
- Renewable energy integration
Site Due Diligence
- Site survey
- Preliminary site design
- Feasibility report
- Power capacity assessment
- Environmental site assessment (ESA)
- Engineers’ opinions of probable cost (OPC)
- Site renderings and visualization
Site Civil Design
- Site civil layout and design
- Structural design
- Site circulation design
- ADA compliance design and review
- Parking studies
- Landscape architecture and amenity design
- Grading and stormwater design
Electrical/MEP Design
- Mechanical and electrical engineering
- Low- and medium-voltage design
- Lighting design
- Backup power solutions
- Renewable energy design – Solar and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)
- Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
- Power system studies – arc flash, device coordination, etc.
ZEV Permitting and Utility Coordination
- Utility coordination
- Easement/right-of-way (ROW) legal description and exhibit
- Permitting support
Construction, Installation, and Maintenance
- Asset management
- Construction phase services
- Third-party drawing review
- As-built/record drawings
- Turnkey project delivery