ChargePoint, the world's largest electric vehicle charging networking, and NATSO, which represents America's travel plazas and truckstops, announced a plan to deploy new EV stations across the country by 2030. The group plans to leverage $1 billion in capital to install charging stations at more than 4,000 travel plazas and fuel stops on major highways and in rural communities.

"NATSO for the last 20 years has successfully advocated for incentives to enable our members to profitably incorporate renewable fuels into their fuel supply,'' NATSO CEO Lisa Mullings said in a Feb. 6 statement.

"Range anxiety continues to rank as one of the biggest concerns among consumers who are considering purchasing an electric vehicle," Mullings said. "NATSO has been working with the Federal Highway Administration since 2016 to expand the use of alternative fuels and infrastructure under its Alternative Fuels Corridor Program. The MOU (memorandum of understanding) announced today will help to establish public-private partnerships at off-highway fuel retailers across the nation, which will help to mitigate range anxiety and expand the Interstate network of charging facilities under the current program."

NATSO and ChargePoint will identify public and private funding sources that may be available to support the expansion of EV charging, according to the statement. https://bit.ly/3bdyFnM

There are 27,663 charging stations with 87,530 outlets in the U.S. and Canada, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Most electric vehicles are currently capable of about 100 miles of driving before they need to be recharged, according to the University of California, Davis Institute of Transportation Studies.

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