Jeremy Becker’s Post

This January, Pennsylvania federal and state officials announced the energization of the state’s first electric vehicle charging station under a previously approved $2.5 billion grant to enhance the electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure in the country. The new charging station was constructed in Pittson along Route 315 at the Pilot Travel Center and was built in collaboration with General Motors and EVgo, an EV charging network provider. Pennsylvania received a total of $171.5 million of the previously announced $2.5 billion grant. Under the following grant, Pennsylvania set out on an initiative to install new EV charging stations at gas stations and other businesses along major interstates. The following milestone overall assists the United States in achieving a clean energy transportation system, while increasing the number of publicly available EV charging stations along major highways and providing economic benefits to the surrounding communities involved in the proposed EV developments. #EVProject #electricvehicles #EVInitiative #EVGrant #cleanenergy #transporation #evinfrastructure #pennsylvania #UnitedStates #MAPSearch #ENvision

According to a recent analysis by Bloomberg Green, over 1,100 new public fast-charging stations were installed in the second half of 2023, marking a 16% increase in infrastructure. There's now approximately one quick-turn EV station for every 16 gas stations nationwide, showcasing the rapid growth of EV charging accessibility. Perhaps most encouraging is that this expansion isn't confined to traditional EV hotspots. States like Idaho and those in the Deep South, including Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee, have seen significant increases in fast-charging stations, highlighting a widespread adoption of EV infrastructure. The expansion of EV Charging Infrastructure throughout the US is fundamental to EV adoption more broadly. It’s fantastic to see innovative firms looking to grow their networks outside of the traditional EV hotspots. However, based on recent conversations I’ve had in the market, it seems that a shortage of top talent with EV experience in these locations is slowing progress. Having just managed the relocation of a Director of Development from California to the Midwest, I know first hand how tricky this process can be. Equally, while there’s plenty of talented individuals with translatable skills in these areas, retraining takes time and money. I’ve worked with firms in the past who’s tight deadlines mean they need candidates with EV experience. I’ve seen companies like EVgo, Electrify America, TeraWatt Infrastructure, Francis Energy, LLC, and Gage Zero looking to build fast charging networks outside the traditional EV hubs. I’m curious, what’s the best strategy here? ⚡🚗 #ElectricVehicles #SustainableTransportation #EVCharging  #CleanEnergy #GreenInfrastructure

🔌 Does your community, planning organization, local/state government, or Tribal Nation want to plan and build out EV charging infrastructure, but need somewhere to start? 📖 Dig into the new Public Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Playbook from the [TAG]Joint Office of Energy and Transportation and #Clean Energy to Communities (C2C)! This interactive resource helps communities navigate key considerations for planning and deploying EV charging infrastructure. 🔗 https://bit.ly/49bNWSM #rideelectric #driveelectric #EVs #transportation #cleancities #cleanair #zeroemissions #cleantransportation #alternativefuel #altfuels #electricvehicles #evs #electrification #sustainability #environmentaljustice

Land status risks hampering grid connections Efforts to speed up UK grid connection times are at risk from delays caused by uncertainty over the status and ownership of land. According to land referencing firm TerraQuest, several factors, including a substantial uptick in the take-up of electric vehicles over the coming years, are expected to put significant pressures on connections, both for at-home charging and out-of-home charging stations. At the same time, an increasing number of facilities with substantial power demands, such as data centres and battery storage facilities, are set to come online in the coming years. As a result, many new connections are needed across the country, along with many hundreds of miles of power lines and associated infrastructure. Read the full story on the Transport + Energy website: https://lnkd.in/eVShUwWS Tony Pratt, TerraQuest #transport #energy #connections

Setting up EV charging infrastructure in Indigenous communities presents unique challenges. However, overcoming them is imperative from an equity standpoint and to create an efficient and accessible charging network across Canada. #EVCharging #IndigenousCommunities #ElectricVehicles https://lnkd.in/eXPuF_ds

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has invested a whopping $5 billion in electric vehicle charging infrastructure–creating an incredible opportunity for the energy transition. But simply funding the project won't be enough to establish a dependable network of EV chargers that can support the widespread adoption of electric vehicles across the United States. In our recently released Electrification2030 White Paper from Qmerit's Electrification Institute, we've unveiled groundbreaking insights into the reasons behind the failure of public EV charging stations. Qmerit is proud to take the lead in addressing the shortage of skilled electrical workers who can install and maintain these technologies. Through our timely diagnosis and effective solutions, we are proud to collaborate with other key industry players to enhance public charging access and streamline electrification. . Find out more about the challenges and solutions in EV charging in this article from Canary Media Inc., with great insights from President of Qmerit Solutions, Tom Bowen: https://hubs.ly/Q02cYb810 . . . . #Electrification #EnergyTransition #EVCharging #NEVI #BIL #IRA #ElectricVehicles #EV #PublicCharging #Technology #DriveElectric #Qmerit

Cornwall Insight's latest EV Country Attractiveness Index (EVCA) reveals that the UK is significantly lagging behind its EV infrastructure targets. So what needs to be done to catch up? Our EVCA report, highlighted across the energy media today, indicates that the UK must more than double its current pace of deploying publicly accessible EV charge-points to achieve its goal of 300,000 installations by the end of the decade. Maintaining the current installation rate would leave the UK nearly 120,000 charge-points short of its target, jeopardising the transition from petrol and diesel vehicles. To stay on track, the UK needs to increase its installation rate from 1,300 charge-points per month to 2,800 charge-points per month, with the required rate growing for each month the target is missed. But that is no small task. Whatever the outcome of the general election, it is clear the next government must make the expansion of charging infrastructure central to its EV policy if genuine decarbonisation of our transport system is to be achieved. Want to read the full report? Subscribers to our Low Carbon Transport service have access to all previous EVCA Index reports. Log in to CATALYST to read the latest release here: https://lnkd.in/ePpMmyZf Not a subscriber yet? Stay updated with the EV market through our weekly newsletters, bi-monthly user forums, EVCA reports, in-depth reporting, and alerts. Learn more about our EV Insight service here: https://lnkd.in/d8Tj8WNr

In the U.S., electric vehicle charging infrastructure has a reliability problem — and it’s holding back the effort to phase out carbon-spewing gas-powered vehicles. Two years ago, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law went into effect and introduced what might be the country’s best bet at solving this multifaceted, complex challenge: a $5 billion pot of money that requires certain levels of reliability from the EV charging stations that receive a portion of the funding. In particular, EV stations must achieve 97 percent "uptime," a figure some independent studies have found to be as low as 72.5 percent in certain regions of the U.S. In Part 2 of Canary Media's series on making EV charging more reliable, Jeff St. John delves into a key missing link — the data needed to diagnose and fix the glitches that are causing too many failed public charging sessions: https://bit.ly/3GEXZnF Canary thanks EnergyHub for its support of this series. #electricvehicles #evs #evcharging #decarbonization #electrification

Learn more about how Distributed Energy Grids (DERS) and #microgrids will play a crucial role in building America's #EVcharginginfrastructure, brought to you by Bill Pierce and EVinfo.net. https://lnkd.in/gFiiReTm Xendee | EVinfo.net | Bill Pierce | Michael Stadler | Steve Krueger | Wayne McArthur | Corey St.Germain #evcharging #evcharginginfrastructure