Government initiatives, innovations, and legislation

EVCS has been awarded US$1.88m from the California Energy Commission's (CEC) Reliable, Equitable, and Accessible Charging for multi-family Housing (REACH) program.

The German government is looking to step up rapid expansion of fast-charging stations across the nation.

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) and the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) have launched the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Company to deliver fast charging infrastructure across the kingdom.

ComEd has highlighted the first 100 EV chargers installed as part of a plan to offer up to 300 total EV chargers in downtown Chicago parking complexes by 2026.

Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, has announced a C$229,356 investment to Hypercharge to install 48 Level 2 EV chargers in 11 parking lots across Southern Ontario.

NaaS Technology has won the bid for Phase I of the Anji Green and Low-carbon Supply Chain Construction Project located at the Anshan Station in China.

TotalEnergies has been awarded a contract for the installation and operation of 1,100 high-power charge points (HPC) for EV (up to 200 kW) as part of the German government's tender for the "Deutschlandnetz" ("Germany network").

EVBox Livo and EVBox Elvi have been accepted for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) Smart Charger Register scheme.

Installation target achieved ahead of schedule, but the EV-heavy state is still well short of the charging infrastructure it needs

Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources has announced nearly CA$30m in federal investment to deliver over 1,500 additional EV chargers across Quebec, including over 400 fast chargers.