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There are plenty of attention grabbers in the US government’s massive EV charging and infrastructure programme, announced on February 15.

There are the dollars – US$7.5bn in EV charging, US$10bn in clean transportation, and over US$7bn in EV battery components, critical minerals, and materials.

There is the network – a goal of 500,000 EV chargers by 2030.

And there is access; the announcement included news that 7,500 Tesla stations will be open to all vehicles in 2024.

Having recently installed its first UK charging points and secured a €50m investment, Norwegian EV charging infrastructure start-up Wattif EV has set out its plans to play a leading role in the UK network for destination chargers by 2030.

Just a few years ago, observers questioned whether consumers would even consider purchasing electric vehicles. Now, in a shifting global automotive landscape, a new report from research provider BloombergNEF (BNEF) has found that spending on both electrified transport and EV charging infrastructure is rocketing skywards.

UK Transport Minister Jesse Norman has announced £56m in funding that he says will enable up to a further 2,400 EV chargepoints to be installed in the short term, while working to support local councils to deliver tens of thousands more in the long term.

The White House has announced a huge financial boost, new standards, and major progress for a made-in-America national network of EV chargers to support the future of the US EV charging industry.

Biden-Harris Administration says measures mean "great American road trip can be electrified"

Swarco Smart Charging has collaborated with Denbighshire County Council to roll out the largest EV charging hub in Wales. 

Fuel giant Shell has set ambitious targets of rolling out 500,000 global EV chargepoints by 2025, increasing to 2.5 million by 2030.

BP Pulse has announced what it says is the first charging corridor for medium and heavy-duty electric trucks (e-trucks) in Europe.

Custom software development organisation TatvaSoft has announced a collaboration with UK EV charging network InstaVolt.