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✨ NEW BLOG: EV charging infrastructure will hold back EV demand, slowing net zero transition SMF transport lead Gideon Salutin breaks down motorists concerns about chargepoints, which will be crucial to address for Labour's aim to push EV sales mandate to 100% by 2030. Labour’s pre-election chargepoint policy provides many positive signals, BUT 4 key questions remain for the most rapid EV increase in history to be effectively executed: 1️⃣ How many chargers? 2️⃣ How fast should our chargers be? 3️⃣ What connectors do we need? 4️⃣ How can we better manage information? Read the blog: https://lnkd.in/e4GUHZcg #electricvehicles #transportpolicy #ukpolitics #netzero

Move the freight cheap. Oh, let's add some cost to it. Over a year of total industry revenue. Just absorb the cost. No big deal. Right?! Fuel efficiency makes sense. It's good for everyone. Creating better ways to move freight - that is awesome. Hamstringing ourselves in the process? We are not about it. There are significant problems in the rampant push for electrification. Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast. What are your thoughts? #trucking #electrification #electricvehicles

Regulation can help accelerate the adoption of EVs, but more effective public and private management is needed to build better EVs and ensure that charging them is easy and convenient.

Here's your roundup of industry news. Get details on why the Federal Highway Administration is seeking public feedback on charging technologies and infrastructure requirements for medium- and heavy-duty battery-electric trucks.

🚗 Millions of pounds are being invested in EV chargepoints across the UK, making it easier than ever for drivers to make the switch to electric. With hundreds of millions in funding available, local councils are installing thousands of chargepoints, supporting families in their transition to cleaner transportation. Read more about this boost for drivers and the government's commitment to a greener future in this article from Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom - https://lnkd.in/eNt3JZ3v Follow us here - Ground Transport Group

"Across California, the companies that are trying to build charging stations for electric trucks are being told that it will take years—or even up to a decade—for them to get the electricity they need. That’s because utilities are failing to build out the grid fast enough to meet that demand. This poses a major problem for a state that’s aiming to clean up its trucking industry. California has the most aggressive set of truck electrification goals in the country, and compliance deadlines are coming up fast. Last week the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a decision meant to set timeframes for this work. But charging companies, electric truck manufacturers, and environmental advocates are not happy with the result. They say the decision does next to nothing to get utilities to move faster or work harder to serve the massive charging hubs being planned across the state. 'It’s shocking how little the commission did here. They basically adopted status quo timelines across the board,' said Sky Stanfield, an attorney working with IREC." | Read more from Canary Media Inc. about this issue below.

🔌⚡️Expanding EV Infrastructure: Challenges and Progress 🚗💨 Learn how initiatives like the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program are paving the way for a greener future! Stay informed with #EVInfrastructure #CleanEnergy #GreenTransportation #ElectricVehicles

12,000 U.S #PublicCharging ports have come online in the last 3 months, giving a total of nearly 204,000 ports in the U.S. national charging! With this, #EV drivers can travel 59.1% of heavily trafficked corridors and expect a #fastCharger at least every 50 miles. Learn more of this exciting development from the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation: https://hubs.ly/Q02_93b60

With one of the most diversified state energy grids and abundant electric power sources, it is interesting that Washington is unable to supply power to EV charging stations. Curious how this research and data will impact commercial trucking and state mandates. #Transportation #APTransportation #Trucking https://lnkd.in/gjx6mTcj

How many times have you heard “chicken or egg”? I know I'm sick of hearing it, especially in the context of EV charging and ZE trucks. Without infrastructure, fleets don’t want to buy trucks but if fleets don’t buy trucks, charging providers can’t get the demand they need to greenlight projects or reach profitable utilization. The proposed amendments to CA’s #LCFS Program, to be voted on during the Nov 8 meeting in Riverside, crack this “chicken or egg” problem. Specifically, the heavy-duty fast charging infrastructure (HD-FCI) program addresses utilization risks and spurs the build out of infrastructure.     Here’s how it works. Sites earn LCFS credits for having the capacity to charge MHD ZEVs and as utilization increases, sites earn ‘regular’ LCFS credits and fewer FCI credits until the site reaches ~30% utilization. Infrastructure now has guaranteed credit-generation from day 1 which gives investors the certainty to fund projects and gives fleets certainty that they have somewhere to charge if they elect to purchase a ZEV.    Decarbonizing heavy-duty trucking is crucial to improve air quality in CA. However, the impact of these proposed changes (which also includes expanding the program past 2030 to 2045 and increasing carbon intensity reductions to 90%) goes beyond CA as other states that are considering their own tech neutral clean fuel standard programs are closely watching how things play out in the golden state.    There is disinformation out there about LCFS and #gasprices which is debunked in this FAQ https://lnkd.in/e2XeUd54 posted by California Air Resources Board. Naysayers are also conveniently ignoring the positive environmental and health benefits that this program brings which do have direct impacts on our economy and do help spur a #greeneconomy for #transportation fuels. #energyindependence