Government initiatives, innovations, and legislation

With more UK regulations being introduced for all electric vehicle chargers from the end of this year, EV drivers, electrical retailers and installers should ensure that any new charger they are considering meets all of the regulations, warns award-winning smart charging company Ohme.

The Mobility House has been selected by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to deploy its ChargePilot smart charging and energy management solution for New York City Transit (NYCT), the largest public bus fleet operator in the US. 

The Canadian government has announced a CA$100,000 investment in the Village of Pemberton, in Vancouver, to install two EV fast chargers in its downtown core. 

Sunverge Energy and Engie are deploying a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) virtual power plant (VPP) that will support Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia, with its electric vehicle business fleet. 

A new report from the US-based Fuels Institute's Electric Vehicle Council, A Best Practice for EVSE Regulations, harnesses the vast market experience of key stakeholders to identify those policies implemented by authorities having jurisdiction (AHJ) that support the efficient installation of EV charging stations, as well as those that impede such installations. 

The US General Services Administration (GSA) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have announced a contract for the purchase of 140 solar-powered electric vehicle charging stations at 34 sites around the USA. 

In an interview with The Manila Times in the run up to the 10th Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit (PEVS) on 20-21 October, EVAP President Edmund Araga discussed the current state of the country's EV sector, the various challenges it faces and the ways to address them.

Duke Energy is launching electric transportation pilot programmes in Indiana for its residential and commercial customers, including businesses, schools and local governments. 

The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) has selected Kit Carson Electric Cooperative's proposed EV projects to receive US$800,000 in grant funds appropriated to the NMDOT by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Section 9901 State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.