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Where to Start with EV Charging for Convenience Stores & Truck Stops

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For example, if your truck stop or c-store is located within a designated Alternative Fuel Corridor (AFC) and you want to take advantage of the Department of Transportation’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program (NEVI), then you would need to install a bank of at least four 150kW DC fast chargers DCFCs to receive that funding.

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Three Major Sources of Funding for EV Charging at Convenience Stores and Truck Stops

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In the ongoing transition to electric vehicles (EVs), convenience stores and truck stops will continue to be important places for public EV charging. billion is allocated for the CFI program for zero-emission fueling infrastructure in communities and along designated Alternative Fuel Corridors.

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Roadmapping Your Airport EV Charging Installation

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There is a concerted effort to make transportation more environmentally friendly, including using more environmentally sustainable fuel in commercial airliners. While electric air travel will take time, light-, medium-, and heavy-duty electric vehicles for ground transportation are becoming mainstream.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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The collaboration, forged by the White House in partnership with DOE and the Department of Transportation (DOT), the US Air Force and US Army, and the Environmental Protection Agency, is centered on a set of Guiding Principles to Promote Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure. Electric vehicle coalition.

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SAFE and the EC report recommends policies to advance adoption of vehicle-to-grid technology

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SAFE and the Electrification Coalition (EC) released a report highlighting policy opportunities to accelerate the adoption of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. V2G enables EVs to serve as “mobile energy storage units” and can provide power during outages. Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs).

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President’s Jobs Council recommends an “All-in” energy strategy; from fossil fuels and pipelines, to efficiency, renewables and vehicle electrification

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Finally, if we are truly to increase our energy resilience through new sources of supply and energy efficiency, we must address the transportation sector’s overdependence on oil.We Drive energy innovation and investment from basic invention to industry scale-up. The potential returns on our investments here are significant.

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Five ways EV charging providers can cut EV charging OPEX and CAPEX

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For electric vehicle (EV) charging providers, achieving profitability and long-term sustainability requires finding ways to reduce both operational expenditures (OPEX) and capital expenditures (CAPEX). Smart EV charging software intelligently integrates this locally generated renewable energy into your EV charging infrastructure.