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

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Convenience stores and truck stops are in a fantastic position to take advantage of available federal funding for DC fast charging stations. Here’s what you need to know installing EV charging stations at your c-store or truck stop. Procure funding Next, it’s time to look for funding opportunities.

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How Truck Stops and Convenience Stores Can Benefit from Holiday EV Travel

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And for a population that associates convenience stores with fueling stations, truck stops and roadside convenience stores have a golden opportunity to attract EV drivers, especially in more rural areas where electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) is scarce.

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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. Businesses like convenience stores and truck stops are poised to take advantage of the current increase of EVs by installing public EV charging infrastructure. times more than in 2018.

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How Government Incentives Help Convenience Stores Install Electric Vehicle Chargers

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And this is where truck stops and roadside convenience stores come into play. Drivers are already used to stopping at these types of places to fuel their internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, so it only makes sense that EV drivers would also associate these types of businesses with refueling for their vehicles.

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Blink’s 2023 Year in Review

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We signed agreements to bring Level 2 charging to Arcos Dorados’s McDonalds franchises in Puerto Rico and to bring DC fast charging to Royal Farms convenience stores in the Mid-Atlantic. Like the tax credit for new EVs, the used EV tax credit included an AGI cap and must be sold by a licensed dealer.

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Deep Dive into the Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Tax Credit in 2022 and 2023

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The Section 30C Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Infrastructure tax credit expired at the end of 2021; however, with the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the program was renewed for another 10 years with a few caveats. Learn more about the EV tax credit.

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Roadmapping Your Airport EV Charging Installation

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These units are composed of giant batteries that can store power and releasing it as necessary, allowing airports to take advantage of off-peak electrical rates or utilize renewable energy sources like solar panels. Funding procurement Electrifying an airport for EV charging is a large undertaking and it comes with significant costs.