Your Electric Transportation Market Development Partner
ZEV Strategies supports organizations across the full project lifecycle: from securing non-dilutive funding and winning RFPs to executing initiatives through effective program management, stakeholder coordination, and compliance.
Services

Grants: Maximize your chances of securing non-dilutive funding with comprehensive grant support from opportunity identification and funding strategy to proposal development, agency engagement, award negotiation, and post-award administration.

RFPs: Win more competitive procurements with strategic proposal development, persuasive messaging, and disciplined project management. We seamlessly integrate with your team to provide additional capacity and specialized expertise whenever it’s needed.

Program Management: From project kickoff through closeout, we provide flexible program management and administrative support, helping organizations navigate complex requirements, coordinate stakeholders, manage deliverables, and maintain compliance.
About

ZEV Strategies helps electric transportation organizations accelerate market development, pursue new business opportunities, and successfully deliver complex programs.
Founded by Dedrick Roper, ZEV Strategies provides access to more than 18 years of hands-on experience in electric transportation spanning charging infrastructure, consumer EVs, commercial fleets, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, shared mobility, and micromobility.
Dedrick’s career has been built at the intersection of business, government, technology, and infrastructure. Dedrick has helped organizations secure more than $800 million in non-dilutive funding for transportation electrification research, commercialization, manufacturing, demonstration, and deployment.
He has worked with startups, multinational corporations, utilities, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations to secure funding, win competitive opportunities, launch new products, build strategic partnerships, and implement transportation electrification programs across North America.
Experience You Can Plug Into Your Team
ZEV Strategies turns that experience into a flexible resource for organizations that need specialized expertise, additional bandwidth, or senior-level support without adding permanent headcount.
Whether you’re pursuing funding, competing for new business, or delivering a critical program, ZEV Strategies provides the experience, capacity, and hands-on support to help move opportunities forward and deliver results.



