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Kansas announces its first NEVI EV charging station locations

Electrek

Biden’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program awarded Kansas $39.5 million to open EV charging stations – and the state just funded its first six. more… The post Kansas announces its first NEVI EV charging station locations appeared first on Electrek.

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Kansas lawmakers want to tax public EV charging

Green Car Reports

A Kansas House bill calls for a tax on public EV charging—but not home charging. The proposed tax of 3 cents per kilowatt would go to a Kansas highway repair fund reliant on revenue, according to the Kansas Reflector, but it could force EV drivers to pay more than other drivers.

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GM advances Dealer Community Charging Program

Green Car Congress

GM marked the official launch of its Dealer Community Charging Program with the installation of the first community charging stations in Wisconsin and Michigan. An EV driver in a Chevrolet Bolt EUV pulls up to a new GM community charging station in Marshfield, Wisconsin. kW Level 2 charging stations.

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Tesla-battery maker Panasonic may add 4680 battery capacity to Kansas plant

Baua Electric

A rendering of Panasonic’s upcoming facility in De Soto, Kansas / Source: Panasonic Tesla battery supplier Panasonic Energy is considering pouring new investments potentially up to $4 billion in its De Soto, Kansas, plant to produce 4680 battery cells for the Tesla Cybertruck and Tesla’s next-gen vehicles.

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Mapping federal charging network, EV charging tax, Mazda on EV range: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

A group helps map out the federal EV charging network. Kansas looks at taxing charging. And will EV range keep getting longer as batteries improve? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Will future EVs keep offering longer range than previous models? Consider the CEO of Mazda in the U.S.

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Could streetlight-based charging help apartment dwellers go electric?

Green Car Reports

The Kansas City Metropolitan Energy Center (MEC) will install streetlight-based EV charging stations under a pilot program evaluating curbside charging.

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Future Chevy Bolt EV factory, Polestar 5 batteries, Rivian fast-charging cost: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Rivian’s fast-charging network won’t be free anymore to owners. And might the next Chevy Bolt EV be made in Kansas? Polestar is looking at some very large-format battery cells for its flagship EV. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The next-generation Chevrolet Bolt EV might be made in the U.S.—at

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