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Greenlane, an electric vehicle (EV) charging network, has recently announced an EV charging corridor initiative that will span from Los Angeles to the Las Vegas region. The proposed initiative is projected to run approximately 280 miles along Interstate 15. Greenlane’s EV infrastructure plan includes the installation of over 100 EV chargers, such as 400 kW and 200kW Direct Current Fast Chargers (DCFC). Based on EV infrastructure studies, Greenlane further plans to install the proposed charging stations approximately 60 to 90 miles apart to support greater distances traveled via electric vehicles. The Greenlane EV initiative is expected to commence construction at its first location, the Colton flagship site, as early as late 2024. The EV network Greenlane was formed via a partnership among Daimler Truck North America LLC, NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, and BlackRock. The following initiative will overall enhance the reliability of the EV charging station infrastructure in the United States and along major interstate corridors, while increasing the number of publicly available electric vehicle DCFC. #EVInfrastructure #ElectricVehicle #ChargingNetwork #FastCharging #DCFC #Greenlane #LosAngeles #LasVegas #CleanEnergy #MAPSearch #ENvision

MAPSearch at Endeavor Business Media includes active and proposed EV charging stations within our electric power infrasructure mapping & data set. Learn more at [email protected] #powergrid #gis #evcharging #data #MAPSearch

Great article on the state of NEVI deployment and challenges by Hannah Lutz ... I know she put a lot of work into this piece, and a lot got cut. While I'm not in love with the headline (written by editors), the article does a great job capturing many of the factors that lead to the roll out of the NEVI program taking several years. The biggest speed bump to NEVI are the states themselves. Some have embraced NEVI and have moved quickly (5 states have already issued two rounds of awards); while 16 states have yet to even open their round 1 NEVI RFP process. People also need to understand and embrace that the value of NEVI is not the number of fast chargers that will be built under this program, rather WHERE they are built. Private industry simply hasn't deployed fast charging stations in areas where they don't currently make economic sense - chicken and the egg situation. With the up to 80% (in reality most sites are actually receiving funding for about 70% of total costs) in federal funding, the economics of these sites becomes significantly better. And this helps eliminate charging deserts and increases confidence in current and potential EV drivers that they can take that road trip to upstate New York or from Idaho to North Dakota.

California installed 24,202 electric-vehicle chargers in the first half of 2024, bringing the total to more than 150,000. California has surpassed 150,000 public and shared private chargers installed statewide, including 137,648 “Level 2” chargers and 14,708 fast chargers. In addition to the public network, the state estimates that more than 500,000 private home chargers are installed across the state. Of the 48,000 chargers added to the data set since the end of 2023, 24,202 new chargers were installed in the first half of 2024. The remaining 23,142 chargers were installed before 2024 and identified through new data sources, according to the California Energy Commission (CEC). This announcement by Governor Gavin Newsom comes weeks after California posted its second- highest ever market share in zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) sales. “When it comes to zero-emission vehicle infrastructure, California has no peers,” said Newsom. “The state is all-in on clean transportation, dedicating unprecedented investments to supercharge our transition. We’re building a bigger, better charging network – faster.” The CEC approved more than $1 billion in funding this year for EV charging and hydrogen refueling projects for cars, trucks, and buses, including $390 million for electric school bus charging. The state is also expected to receive more than $380 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for building out chargers.

The Joint Office reports that there are now more than 183,000 Level 2 and DC fast charging ports across the US – that’s an increase of more than 13,000 public EV charging ports in the last quarter. (If we only count DC fast chargers, there are 43,152 charging ports and 10,662 locations.) That puts the US at over a third of the way to reaching the Biden administration’s goal of 500,000 public ports by 2030. https://lnkd.in/eqDYH78Y #ElecVulum #HobbsandCo #electricvehicles #evcharger #evcharging #infrastructure

Many news outlets have reported the single-digit tallies of open charging stations funded by the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program more than two years after it launched. The number (just eight open stations) is staggering on its own, but there's more to the story. Like America’s electricity grid, the EV charger deployment process is fragmented. The sluggish rollout of charging infrastructure underscores the complexity of constructing a nationwide fueling infrastructure led by states. There is no uniform way to build it. Companies that win funds through the NEVI program can’t employ an efficient cookie-cutter strategy nationally because state regulators and utility companies have unique sets of rules. Here’s a look at which states are leading, which are lagging and why. https://lnkd.in/e24m_SVQ cc: Automotive News #ev #electricvehicles #evcharging #chargingstations #NEVI

Updated forecasts of vehicle charging needs, grid impacts and costs for all vehicle segments was released alongside the federal government’s ZEVIP announcement. Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure for Canada report outlines a baseline scenario that calls for a need of 234,500 public charging ports (22,000 DCFC + 212,500 L2 chargers) by 2030.  https://lnkd.in/gsGh5vuX  Elocity #EV #EVcharger

President Biden wanted to make half of all new vehicles electric by 2030, but American consumers apparently are saying no. American market trends are skewing differently than expected. Despite the U.S. government’s efforts to subsidize electric vehicles, there is an apparent slowdown in sales. While global EV sales are steadily increasing, U.S. sales are falling behind those of Europe and China. The complementary infrastructure for EVs is much less developed than the infrastructure for gas vehicles, which was built for over a century. As a result, many people are less willing to purchase EVs, concerned about the limited number of charging stations nationwide. To address this problem, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a $7.5 billion investment in EV infrastructure, including the construction of 500,000 chargers by 2030. Yet, as of May 2024, only 8 federal charging stations had been built out of a national total of 65,000 charging stations. In contrast, there are almost 200,000 gas stations in the U.S. The slow rollout of the Biden-Harris initiative, combined with Donald Trump’s opposition to what he terms “the green new scam”, may further discourage potential EV buyers and cast doubt on the government’s ability or willingness to follow through on its EV promises. https://lnkd.in/d7NSfQ_z

Under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, the North Carolina Department of Transportation announced plans to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations along major North Carolina interstates. The proposed infrastructure plan will involve the installation of approximately 39 EV charging stations located in 11 regions within the state lacking publicly available charging stations. The following approved proposal will be divided into two phases. Phase one will focus on building and enhancing the alternative fuel corridors. Phase two will center on the installation of DC fast EV charging stations. Via the NEVI program, North Carolina is one of several states working towards enhancing the EV infrastructure, increasing the number of publicly available EV charging stations and decreasing the duration of time it takes to charge an electric vehicle. #EVCharging #ElectricVehicle #EVInfrastructure #DCFastCharing #NorthCarolina #NEVI #AlternativeFuelStations #EVMapping #MAPSearch #ENvision

The US Joint Office of Energy and Transportation's Q2 2024 update reports a significant increase in public EV charging ports, with the total now exceeding 183,000 Level 2 and DC fast charging ports, marking an increase of over 13,000 in the last quarter. The US is over a third of the way to the Biden administration’s goal of 500,000 public ports by 2030. The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program has also progressed, with eight NEVI DC fast charging stations in six states and numerous states advancing their NEVI plans. Learn more about the report: https://bit.ly/4e02Sak #fleetmanagement #fleetmanager #fleetelectrification