New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo yesterday announced an investment program that will allocate $ 750 million to build charging stations and other infrastructure for electric vehicles. This is all part of the state’s long-term emission reduction goal.
It is very rare that we share with you news about a decision that affects only one US state, but in this case it has the potential to impact the future vacations and trips of millions of Canadians. who reside in Ontario, Quebec, as well as the Maritime provinces.
Because the addition of 50,000 charging stations will facilitate travel in electric vehicles, we agree on that. While those who are already sold to the cause are not afraid to hit the road with the current charging network, for many consumers, the addition of stations will further reassure them and encourage them to purchase an electrical product. .
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Charging stations in Syracuse, NY
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The program will largely be funded by state-owned utility companies owned by investors. The total budget is capped at 701 million until 2025. However, an additional 48.8 million is foreseen as part of an agreement reached in 2017 with the German manufacturer Volkswagen following the scandal of diesel engines, the everything to finance electric school and transit buses, as well as charging stations.
New York’s announcement follows a similar move by Florida, which on July 10 announced an investment of $ 8.6 million to expand the network of charging stations. Like Florida, another land that is popular with many Canadians, especially in winter.
When there is no pandemic, we get along.
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Sales of electric vehicles have grown steadily in recent years, but they still accounted for less than 2% of all vehicle sales in the United States in 2019, according to the US Department of Energy.
Wide-scale adoption has been partly stifled by the lack of reliable charging networks, most of which are concentrated in densely populated urban areas and along the eastern and western coasts of the United States.
If the range of vehicles has increased considerably in recent years, many consumers are still put off by the higher price of the latter and the lack of charging infrastructure, according to what many surveys tell us.
Let’s call it a step in the right direction.
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