The Charge! Grants support projects to integrate EV chargers where people live, work and travel, focusing on locations with low charging station density.
The federal grants will support universities, research institutions and transportation authorities’ ambitious clean transportation projects around the country.
The grants will finance replacements for school buses and vocational vehicles, including box trucks and cargo trucks, with electric and hydrogen-powered alternatives.
The Illinois EPA estimates that this funding could support the replacement of up to 40 diesel-powered transit buses with zero-emission, all-electric alternatives.