Schneider electric charging semis in El Monte, CA; through NACFE.
In a move expected to play a key role in supporting the transition to heavy-duty and medium-duty electric vehicles, $100 million of the Biden Administration's $635M last-minute payment is headed to Illinois to help build an electric truck charging tunnel.
When Tesla failed to get funding for heavy-duty electric truck chargers at the Federal level, Tesla it was one of four companies — the others being Prologis, Gage Zero, and Pilot Flying J — that will be splitting $100 million awarded to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's CFI program.
Tesla reportedly requested a full 40% of the $100MM prize, Prologis requested $60 million, Gage Zero requested $16 million, and Pilot requested $10 million.
The project will facilitate the construction of 345 electric truck charging docks and truck charging stations in 14 locations across Illinois, with each awarded company putting some of its own money into supporting the construction of the infrastructure. To achieve that, Prologis is expected to invest $ 18 million, Tesla $ 19 million, Gage Zero $ 4 million, and Pilot transit stations make $ 2.5 million.
“A lot of development has happened on the coast, and nothing is really happening in the Midwest, which is not good for long trucks,” said Megha Lakhchaura, Illinois state EV executive. “We think that this institution can be important for the country.”
Lakhchaura is wrong. More than 30,000 commercial trucks travel through the interstate corridors of I-80 and I-90 each day – and electrifying those trucks can have a significant impact on public health and the quality of life on busy roads.
The Illinois EPA's $100 million award joins Illinois Utility ComEd's $90 million push to build EV charging infrastructure and promote commercial EV adoption in the I-80/90 corridors, as well as state EV rebates for both private and company battery vehicles. of electricity.
SOURCES: TechCrunch, via Yahoo! Finance; MSN.
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