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New Mexico Chooses Recipients And Locations For Infrastructure Bill Charging Stations

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The infrastructure bill that provided billions for EV charging stations wasn’t a simple thing. continued] The post New Mexico Chooses Recipients And Locations For Infrastructure Bill Charging Stations appeared first on CleanTechnica. On the surface, spending big money.

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New Mexico State Parks To Re-Work Fees With Aim To Improve Protection, Access

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New Mexico’s state park agency recently announced that planners are seeking public input on a revamped park access schedule. continued] The post New Mexico State Parks To Re-Work Fees With Aim To Improve Protection, Access appeared first on CleanTechnica. The juggling act is not only.

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New Mexico EV Enthusiasts Successfully Expand Charging Network With GoFundMe

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While DC fast charging is about to expand greatly in New Mexico, the eastern part of the state is still pretty barren. Level 2 charging is hard to come by, and even a Tesla would struggle to drive from Albuquerque or Santa Fe to Carlsbad. A group of New Mexicans, led by Christopher Dizon, is […].

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New Mexico EV Charging Stations Update (Some Got A Second Jolt of Cash)

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A couple of years ago, the New Mexico Environment Department and NMDOT announced where the first batch of Dieselgate money was going. While the state had a variety of projects, dozens of sites around New Mexico were selected for EV charging stations, including DC fast charging sites throughout the state.

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Xcel Energy launches EV smart charging pilot in Colorado; Transportation Electrification Plan for New Mexico approved

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Xcel Energy has launched a new pilot for customers of five major automakers to make it easier for consumers to make the switch to electric vehicles in Colorado and to charge their EVs at times when renewable energy production is high and demand on the energy grid is low. Achieving our EV vision to have 1.5

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New Mexico Submits First Infrastructure Bill EV Charging Plan, Ignorance Breeds Controversy

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Last week, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that New Mexico was the first state to submit its EV charging plan to the federal government, a requirement to get funding from the infrastructure bill’s EV charging fund.

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Details Of NM NEVI Charging Build-Out Finally Come Out

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A few weeks ago, I covered the New Mexico Department of Transportation’s announcement of NEVI charging sites. For those unfamiliar, the NEVI program is the federal program that gives money from the Infrastructure Bill to states to spend on charging infrastructure. The first of these stations are supposed to go.

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