ORGANIZING AND SUPPORTING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, AND USE ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO DEEPLY ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN IDENTIFYING HOW TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION CAN HELP MEET COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NEEDS AND REDUCE COST AND POLLUTION BURDENS FOR RESIDENTS OF SAINT PAUL’S EAST SIDE. THE PROJECT WILL ENGAGE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO DISCUSS HOW INVESTMENTS IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) CHARGERS CAN BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY. THE PROJECT WILL ENGAGE AND WORK WITH UP TO FOUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL SITES AND INSTALL 10 NEW EV CHARGING HUBS WITH 40 LEVEL 2 (L2) CHARGE PORTS IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. TWO SERIES OF WORKSHOPS WILL BE HELD TO EVALUATE WHETHER THE EV CHARGERS PROVIDE THE ANTICIPATED BENEFITS.
$1,670,000FY2023Department of EnergyDOE
American Lung Association, Washington DC