More than 70 people convened at Duke University and virtually to highlight successes, challenges and opportunities across research, industry and policy on regional electric mobility in the Southeast during the April 2025 Southeast Electric Transportation Regional Initiative (SETRI) meeting. The event was hosted by the Nicholas Institute and Georgia Tech Strategic Energy Institute, in collaboration with SETRI partner organizations.

Federal funding for clean energy projects faces an uncertain future, potentially upending workforce training programs at many community colleges, writes Work Shift. A federal electric vehicle infrastructure program, which earmarked up to $1 billion for Southeastern states and was highlighted in a report authored by Nicholas Institute expert Trey Gowdy, is among those paused by an executive order calling for a 90-day review to ensure that clean energy projects are aligned with the Trump administration’s energy policy.

The Energy Data Analytics Lab is helping strengthen Climate TRACE, a non-profit coalition that provides the world’s largest inventory of greenhouse gas emissions.

The organizers of the Southeast Electric Transportation Regional Initiative (SETRI) April 2025 Meeting at Duke University (April 3, 2025) invite university students, researchers, and energy professionals to submit abstracts for a poster session. Submit poster abstracts (less than 300 words) by Thursday, February 27 at 4 p.m. Eastern.

If all new car sales in the U.S. right now were electric vehicles, it could still take decades to fully transition to EVs. We should use that time effectively to plan accordingly and fully realize the benefits of the technology, writes Nicholas Institute research lead Trey Gowdy in an op-ed in Utility Dive.

The City of Raleigh is working to electrify about 2,500 vehicles in its fleet—as well as equipment like lawnmowers and bucket trucks—within the next decade. With transportation now the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, Trey Gowdy, research lead at the Nicholas Institute, talked to ABC11 News about the broader landscape of transportation electrification in the Southeast.

A World Resources Institute article cites research from Trey Gowdy on electric vehicle workforce development and training programs. The article highlights one of the March 2024 report's main takeaways: public-private partnerships are key to establishing a robust worker pipeline.

For the World Resources Institute, Devashree Saha, Rajat Shrestha, Evana Said, Grace Flynn, Jenna Schulman, Nate Hunt and Sophia Chryssanthacopoulos discuss key themes coming from the current auto-industry landscape to better understand how EV jobs are shifting, the kinds of jobs that will be in demand and the training and education that will be necessary so that employers have a pipeline of workers.

This summer, students in Duke University’s Climate+ program used data science techniques to research climate challenges and potential solutions. They studied topics like saltwater intrusion, energy materials, rainfall predictions and links between climate and health. More than 30 students participated on eight project teams.

More than 70 representatives from government agencies, automakers, utilities, universities, nongovernmental organizations and more met in Atlanta and virtually in June to share project updates and challenges about electric mobility in the Southeast. The gathering was the first in-person meeting of the Southeast Electric Transportation Regional Initiative.