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The US Postal Service has awarded contracts for 9,250 commercially available left-hand drive (LHD) battery electric vehicles (BEVs) as well as initial orders for more than 14,000 charging stations to be deployed at Postal Service facilities.

Public charging infrastructure in Sweden has received a strong boost as a result of an alliance between Trophi and Allego.

Flo has partnered with California State Senator Lena Gonzalez to address the EV charging needs of underserved drivers and low-income communities in California.

Schokolake, is located along Provincial Highway 3, a scenic route that connects Dahu and Tai'an in Taiwan. 

Hunt Companies Hawai'i has selected Xeal to provide 19 public EV chargers in Kalaeola.

Swarco Smart Charging is to launch PoGo, a new UK-wide ultra-rapid charging network.

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.