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Texas awards $3.2M in EV infrastructure grants to Plano-Based Universal EV Chargers

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million in grants to provision and install 105 electric vehicle (EV) charging ports in 21 locations around the state of Texas. According to Recurrent Auto, there were 2,139 Level 2 and DC fast charging stations with 5,100 ports in Texas to serve approximately 150,000 registered EVs.

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BMW and Nissan again partner to add 174 more DC fast chargers in US with EVgo

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BMW and Nissan have again joined forces—this time with EVgo, the nation’s largest public DC Fast charging network—to increase public access to DC Fast charging stations across the US. This latest expansion builds on the 120 dual-port DC Fast chargers that BMW and Nissan announced together in December 2015.

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PA Governor Wolf announces $8.5M from Volkswagen Settlement to reduce transportation pollution

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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that 34 cleaner energy transportation projects will receive $8,489,844 in Driving PA Forward grants and rebates. Port Authority of Allegheny County: A $1,104,000 grant to replace two diesel transit buses with two new battery electric buses and install two charging stations. Beaver County.

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Here’s what Electrify America’s EV charging plans are for 2024

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And in news that will make us all cheerful, the US’s largest open DC fast charging network upgraded over 680 underperforming legacy chargers to its next-gen charger. So, here’s Electrify America’s 2024 plan (and yes, we know it’s May already): Its goal is to expand its network to 5,000 DC fast chargers by year-end. Get started here. –

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Penn State University lands $3.3M grant to replace diesel fleets with EVs

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On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced that PSU would use the money to replace five Class 6 and Class 7 box trucks with BEVs. As Pennsylvania’s land grant institution, Penn State’s commitment and leadership on this issue are critically important.” Penn State University has landed a $3.3

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350Green to install more than 400 ChargePoint Network Charging Stations for EVs across US

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350Green has agreed to purchase and install more than 400 charging stations across the country powered by the ChargePoint Network, further growing the largest network of independently-owned charging stations. 350Green and Coulomb Technologies will extend the reach of both companies’ technologies and services. Earlier post.).

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Hawaii becomes the 4th state to bring a NEVI EV charging station online

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The Aloha State follows Ohio, New York, and Pennsylvania in opening its NEVI-funded DC fast charging station to the public. It features four EV Connect 150 kW DC fast chargers with CCS and CHAdeMO ports. Plus, it’s free to use and you won’t get sales calls until you select an installer and share your phone number with them.

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