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£20M joint government and private funding to deliver 1,000+ EV chargepoints across England

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Through the Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) pilot scheme, local authorities and industry are working together to create new, commercial EV charging infrastructure for residents, from faster on-street chargepoints to larger gasoline station-style charging hubs. The pilot is backed by £10 million (US$11.5

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Is it fair that EV chargers are allowed where gas stations aren't?

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As EV charging infrastructure expands, lawmakers in the Kentucky legislature have introduced a bill to "protect" gas stations, local television station WKYT reports. House Bill 581 seeks to prevent zoning authorities from treating EV charging differently from gasoline dispensing.

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Electreon to deploy Germany’s first public wireless EV charging road

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Electreon, a developer of wireless and in-road wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging technology for commercial and passenger EVs, will be deploying its technology in the first-ever public wireless road project in Germany. The inductive charging technology involves copper coils being embedded in the road surface.

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RMI report finds substantial emissions reductions possible with smart EV charging

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A new report from RMI has found that optimized charging of electric vehicles, which involves automatically and strategically shifting when an EV charges, could significantly reduce transportation sector emissions, and could potentially result in an average of 800 pounds of CO? saved per vehicle annually.

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Zapgo receives £26 million to install EV chargers in the UK – Charged EVs

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Newly launched UK-based EV charge point operator Zapgo has commenced operations after a £25 million investment by Toronto-based OPTrust and additional funding from Zapgo’s management team and founders, Kingsley Capital Partners.

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Germany putting another €300M into EV charging infrastructure

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Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure has launched a new €300-million program for the construction of EV charging stations. We are thus supporting a solution for all those people who cannot charge either at home or at their employer. —Federal Minister Andreas Scheuer.

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New York state rolls out EV Make-Ready Program

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The EV Make-Ready Program will be funded by investor-owned utilities in New York State. It creates a cost-sharing program that incentivizes utilities and charging station developers to site electric vehicle charging infrastructure in places that will provide a maximal benefit to consumers. million in make-ready infrastructure.

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