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Biden announces more public, private EV charging initiatives

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April 18, 2023

As part of President Biden's goal of having half of all new vehicle sales be electric by 2030, the White House has announced new public and private commitments to support the transition to electric vehicles under the EV Acceleration Challenge.

Companies and nonprofits that have announced commitments include:

• Blink Charging is committing to invest $49 million to increase its manufacturing capacity in Bowie, Maryland from 10,000 to 40,000 chargers per year by 2024.
• Pacific Gas & Electric and Ecology Action are committing to directly install approximately 2,000 EV charging ports at no cost to customers at approximately 450 multifamily properties and small businesses in underserved communities by 2025 to increase access to charging and EV adoption.
• We Realize Inc. is committing to add over 200,000 electric semi-truck Level 2 and DC fast charging stations to its to its nationwide network by 2030.
• The National EV Charging Initiative, a coalition of business, labor, government and non-profits organized by the Natural Resources Defense Council, is committing to launch its Energize! campaign on May 15 to stretch federal funding for EV charging further by securing complementary state, utility and private investments and policies that also speed the energization of charging stations for cars, trucks and buses.
• This June, EPRI is committing to launch "EVs2Scale2030," a three-year initiative to mobilize 500 industry stakeholders including, utilities, vehicle manufacturers, fleet operators and charging providers to ready the grid and accelerate the charging infrastructure needed to support the large-scale electrification of transportation.
• itselectric is committing to install 100 curbside Level 2 chargers in cities across the U.S. to focus on charging infrastructure for drivers without dedicated off-street parking by the end of 2023.
• TeraWatt Infrastructure is developing a network of high-powered charging centers for electric fleets and committing to deliver one terawatt-hour of charging for light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles by 2025, which is equivalent to powering over 160,000 homes for a year.
• Smart Charge America is committing to install over 140,000 Level 2 chargers by 2030.
• Span.IO Inc., a climate technology company enabling consumer electrification through its products and services, has committed to tripling the number of EV home charger installs by 2024.
• Sustainable CT is committing to provide matching funds for a dozen community-led EV infrastructure and EV procurement projects in 2023 across Connecticut through its Community Match Fund.
• Virginia Clean Cities' Mid-Atlantic Partnership is committing to deploying 375 public charging stations in Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland and West Virginia by the end of 2024, including public charging in rural and underserved communities.
• Qmerit is committing to aid 100 companies in electrifying its fleets through installation of home and workplace charging and to help 500 companies deploy EV charging for its employees and customers by the end of 2023.