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MnDOT's NEVI Round 3a solicitation offers up to $41.18 million in federal funds for up to 40 fast-charging awards across 74 mapped clusters. Proposals are due at 4 p.m. Central on Nov. 2, 2026, and MnDOT's Q&A says sites outside the clusters will not be considered this round.
Read the story →Colorado's Energy Office and CDOT awarded $23.2 million in NEVI and Community Access Enterprise grants for 270 fast-charging ports at 35 sites, from Ignacio to Aurora. None is open yet; the state expects the projects to be completed over the next two years.
Boston filed suit on Sept. 28, 2026, asking a federal court to restore a $20 million RAISE grant for Roxbury street work that USDOT cancelled in September 2025. The city says the only reason given was the project's EV charging, which it puts at less than 1% of costs. USDOT says it is reviewing the suit.
Electrify America says its Powered by Electrify America white-label offering, launched in 2020, supports more than 100 stations and nearly 600 chargers, including deployments with Wawa and Costco. Retailers manage branding, pricing and loyalty programs; Electrify America provides technical expertise and operational support.
Ohio convenience chain United Dairy Farmers has named the six Cincinnati- and Columbus-area stores where it won NEVI awards for its first DC fast chargers. The sites are funded and planned, not open, and openings are expected to begin in early 2027.
The California Energy Commission's October 19 consent calendar carried a $4,548,470 NEVI grant to Rivian for 94 public DC fast-charging ports at nine stations, three of them named: Big Sur, Coachella and San Clemente. The grant is awarded funding, not open chargers.
ADOT said on October 14, 2026 that NEVI-funded fast-charging stations in Tucson, Green Valley and Wellton are open. Seligman and Holbrook are planned for later in 2026, and 49 more sites are out for bid, with proposals due January 15, 2027.
The Open Charge Alliance said on October 12, 2026 that OCPP 2.1 testing is now available in its OCTT Professional tool, letting charger and CSMS developers check ISO 15118-20, bidirectional power transfer and smart-charging features ahead of certification.
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