Accessibility Accelerator News Today

Oregon was one of 10 states to be awarded funds through the Electric Vehicle Charger Reliability and Accessibility Accelerator Program.

There are ~100 EV models, & tax credits to lower the cost. But the biggest hurdle to EV sales is charging. The DOT & Energy Dept. are hustling to fix it, with big bucks.

The Biden administration awarded Colorado a $8.3 million grant to support maintenance for up to 363 electric vehicle (EV) charger ports at 197 locations across the state.

Gov. Hochul said this will go toward enhancing the reliability of electric vehicle charging ports across the state.

In a boost for electric vehicle reliability, the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Caltrans more than $63 million in federal funds to fix and install more than 1,000 chargers at 300 sites statewide.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Hawaii nearly $7 million to improve electric vehicle charging infrastructure statewide, U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz announced.

TEN PERCENT FOR THE BIG GUY? Is THIS Why The Biden-Harris Administration Are Going THIS Direction With EV Charging?

The Biden Administration has opened applications for the Electric Vehicle Charger Reliability and Accessibility Accelerator which will provide up to $100 million in Federal funding to repair and replace existing but non-operational, electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.

Yuval Wagner was an IDF pilot who became paralyzed after a helicopter crash. Now he runs the NGO Access Israel with the goal of making the Jewish state more accessible to people with disabilities.

“Disabilities should not hinder individuals and their families from … participating in cultural exchanges like any neurotypical individual would,” said Michael Storz of the Chapel Haven Schleifer Center in New Haven, Conn.