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News Articles: EV chargers

The reflection of the flag of the U.S. Department of Energy is seen on the department's headquarters building in Washington, D.C., in March. The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, a unique government body designed to bring together expertise from the Department of Energy and the Department of Transportation, has been affected deeply by government-wide efforts to cut jobs. Former staffers say there are no full-time federal employees remaining at the Joint Office.

This office was meant to bridge divides in government. Now it's empty

Congress created the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation to unite the expertise of two different agencies that work on electric vehicle charging. Now it seems to have turned into a ghost ship.

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  • Camila Domonoske
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Atlanta Regional Commission gets $6.1M grant to install EV ports around metro

The Atlanta Regional Commission has received a $6.1 million grant from the federal Department of Transportation to install  up to 400 electric vehicle charging ports across the 20-county Atlanta region. 

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Georgia expanding EV charging station network

The Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) is expanding a planned network of federally funded electric vehicle charging stations, state Commissioner of Transportation Russell McMurry said Thursday.

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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is working hard to convince more Americans to embrace electric cars — and she knows this means the country's charging infrastructure needs to improve, fast.

Electric cars have a road trip problem, even for the secretary of energy

A road trip I took with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm confirmed one thing: The U.S. is wrestling with an inadequate charging network (unless you're a Tesla driver).

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  • Camila Domonoske