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The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation Accelerated Charging Communities has awarded $43.7 million to 25 new EV charging projects across the US.
The Accelerator for Accelerating Communities launches on April 16, 2024, and funding comes from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
The three main goals of the funding are to increase access to electrified transportation for people without home charging, to accelerate the electrification of vehicles, and to develop and improve managed charging systems to reduce impacts and fully utilize the grid.
On January 15, 25 impact project awardees were announced in 23 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Challenges the projects will face include:
Solving charging away from home. Not everyone has a driveway or garage to charge their EVs, e-bikes, or motorcycles. Projects explore creative solutions such as roadside chargers, multi-family charging setups, and shared community hubs for micromobility. They also look at everything from scale design to building multimodal charging points, making it easier for people in apartments or urban areas to provide energy.
In this project, for example, Voltpost will install lamppost EV chargers in San Francisco using existing infrastructure.
Ships that carry electricity for people and goods. Consider shared rides, carpool services, and last-mile delivery trucks. Electrifying these types of light and medium duty vessels can have a significant impact on reducing carbon emissions. These projects aim to find out how to charge airplanes more efficiently, whether they are transporting people or goods. It's all about improving public access to clean transportation options while maintaining efficiency for fleet operators.
A project by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority allows Metro Bike Share to increase access to electric bikes by using electrified stations with in-dock charging.
Charging managed by reliable clean energy. Managed charging is about coordinating when and how EVs charge to avoid grid strain and use renewable energy whenever possible. Projects in this area work with open source tools and standards to make managed charging accessible and easy to integrate into today's energy systems.
The University of Alabama is conducting a project to develop and implement a multi-stakeholder EV charging management framework to improve grid reliability.
Gabe Klein, executive director of the Joint Office, said, “This investment aims to expand the transportation and energy infrastructure to meet current and future needs – from the way people charge and use shared vehicles including e-bikes in transit to a new model. charging multi-family houses affordable – developing a comprehensive energy and local transport system.”
Electrek's Take
The Biden administration has been quickly releasing money for clean energy and EV projects, and it's great to see the Communities Taking Charge Accelerator funds reach their recipients at the 11th hour. There are some great projects, which you can check out here.
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