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https://insideevs.com/electrify-america-ev-investment-plan-released/Electrify America Cycle 2: $300 Million U.S. EV Investment Plan Released
. . . Back in December, we reported on Electrify America’s Cycle 2 plans for California. We now have the details for Electrify America’s National plan for Cycle 2, which calls for a $300 million investment over a 30-month period starting in July 2019. . . .
Cycle 2 is a 30-month program and it begins in July of this year. You can find out more details below from the Electrify America press release:
Highlights of the National Cycle 2 ZEV Investment Plan include:
Charging Infrastructure
• Metro Community Charging: The major focus of infrastructure investment in Cycle 2 is charging within metro areas, where research shows that EV drivers charge most often.
Electrify America will invest in metro-based direct current fast charging (DCFC) stations in 18 metro areas, including these new metro areas in Cycle 2:
- Atlanta, Baltimore, Honolulu, Las Vegas and Phoenix
Electrify America also will continue to invest in these Cycle 1 metros:
- Boston, Chicago, Denver, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, Portland, Seattle and Washington,
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In Cycle 2, Electrify America also will broaden its investment in existing metros by adding:
- Boulder (CO) for the Denver market;
Bremerton (WA) and Olympia (WA) for the Seattle market; and
Bridgeport (CT) for the New York City market. . . .
• Highways and Regional Routes: Cycle 2 investments will build upon Cycle 1 efforts to develop a highway network of ultra-fast DCFC stations. This will include building new sites connecting regional destinations and filling in existing routes as station utilization of the highway network increases.
• Autonomous: To support the growth of autonomous ZEVs, Electrify America will build up to two commercial deployments of charging stations for autonomous electric vehicles where this need is emerging.
• Renewable Generation: Electrify America will invest in renewable generation for select stations to help to reduce station operating costs and reduce the carbon content for EV refueling. . . .