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New Jersey Announces VW Settlement Funding for EV Charging and Electric Transit Buses

On February 28, 2019, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection announced that $11.2 M of the state’s VW Environmental Mitigation Trust Funds had been allocated to electric vehicle charging stations and electric transit buses.

NJ TRANSIT will receive $8 million to purchase eight new electric transit buses to be used in the City of Camden. The remaining $3.2 million will fund 827 charging ports at 533 charging stations across the state as part of the It Pay$ to Plug In program. The funding will support 40 Level 1 charging stations, 487 Level 2 charging stations, and 6 DC fast charging stations. Read More Here

Hawaii Releases Draft Mitigation Plan

On Friday March 1st, the Hawaii  State Energy Office published its Beneficiary Mitigation Plan. The plan was submitted to the Wilmington Trust back on January 9th but was only recently made publicly accessible on their website. Electrification accounted for 66 percent of the state’s $8.12 million from the settlement. Read More Here

Mississippi Releases VW Draft Beneficiary Mitigation Plan

On February 15, 2019 the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) released its draft mitigation plan that lays out the state’s strategy for spending its $9.87 million share of the Environmental Mitigation Trust. The breakdown of the spending priorities by mitigation action are below. Notably, Mississippi has allocated only 10% of the maximum 15% that can be allocated towards EVSEs. 

The MDEQ is holding three public hearings to allow the public comment on the plan. View the EV Hub Calendar event for details. Read More Here

• Atlas Public Policy: Senior Policy Analyst 
• National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC): Program Officer, Center for Partnerships & Innovation
• Oregon Environmental Council: Transportation Program Director
• International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT): Deputy Director
• Cadmus: Electric Vehicle Senior Analyst, Energy Services Division
• City of Austin: Environmental Program Coordinator, Transportation Demand Management Program
• Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Washington Representative, Clean Vehicles Program