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North Carolina Receiving $5 Million to Continue Building EV Charging Stations

The United States Department of Transportation says North Carolina is getting $5 million in grant money to continue the installation of electric vehicle chargers across the state. The Biden-Harris Administration says $5 million in grants is going to two electric…

Electra Awarded $20 Million from U.S. Department of Defense Under the Defense Production Act

Electra Battery Materials Corporation (NASDAQ: ELBM; TSX-V: ELBM) (“Electra” or the “Company”), a processor of low-carbon, ethically-sourced battery materials, announced today that it has been awarded $20 million by the U.S. Department of Defense. The award was made pursuant to…

Pennsylvania’s First EV Charging Station Completed Under Federal Program

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary Mike Carroll, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, U.S. Senator Bob Casey, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright and other federal officials announced the completion of Pennsylvania’s first federally-funded…

CALIFORNIA INVESTING IN EV CHARGING RELIABILITY STATEWIDE WITH $63 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING

In a boost for electric vehicle reliability, the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Caltrans more than $63 million in federal funds to fix and install more than 1,000 chargers at 300 sites statewide. The $63.7 million from the federal…

US DoE Announces $131 mn for R&D in EV Battery, Charging Systems

The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) has announced more than $131 million for projects to advance research and development (R&D) in EV batteries and charging systems, also funding a consortium to address critical priorities for the next phase of widescale…

Maryland Receives $15M Grant to Install 58 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Statewide

The Maryland Clean Energy Center (MCEC) and partners were joined by U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA), to celebrate the announcement of a $15 million grant to the Maryland Clean Energy Center to fund 58 electric vehicle…

Octopus EV gets $700 mln Bank Funding to Expand Employee EV Scheme

An offshoot of Britain’s Octopus Energy has secured a half-billion pound banking deal to finance an expansion of its programme to allow the discounted purchase of electric vehicles (EVs) by the employees of corporate customers. Octopus Electric Vehicles operates a…

Gilbarco Veeder-Root, Skycharger Partner on EV Charging Funding For Fuel Retailers, Fleets

Gilbarco Veeder-Root and Skycharger announced that they are partnering on a new venture called the EVerse Fully Hosted program, the aim of which is to provide fuel retailers and fleets with new financing and service options for EV charging infrastructure….

California To Disperse $40.5 Million in Funding for EV Fast-chargers

The state of California is set to distribute $40.5 million in federal funding to build electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers, as announced by the office of Governor Gavin Newsom earlier this week.The federal funding will be used to build 270…

Tritium To Provide Hawaii’s EV Chargers 

Tritium DCFC Limited, an EV charger manufacturer, will provide all fast chargers for the State of Hawaii’s first round of National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program funding, according to a press release.  The state department of transportation is using the…