California will fix 1,000 EV chargers with $63.7 million federal funding

U.S. administration recently announced new funding to fix and install new electric vehicle (EV) chargers across all states including California, which include 1,000 chargers at 300 sites statewide.

The state will get $63.7 million in federal funding under the Electric Vehicle Charger Reliability and Accessibility Accelerator (EVC RAA) grant program.

EVC RAA program is part of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program to provide funding to repair and replace non-functional EV charging stations identified as “temporarily unavailable”. Eventually, it aims to increase access to publicly available chargers.

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“This funding will allow California to continue to lead the nation in zero-emission-vehicle adoption, increasing reliability and cutting planet-warming pollution,” said California State Transportation Secretary Toks Omishakin.

Patty Monahan, Commissioner of the California Energy Commission (CES) writes that ensuring reliable charging infrastructure is a key priority to mainstream EVs.

The new $63.7 million grant will allow California to replace both Level 2 and DC fast chargers.

“This federal funding will help fix and upgrade broken EV chargers, giving EV drivers more options for convenient recharging” added Monahan.

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