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Funding & NEVI
Colorado awards $23.2M for 270 fast-charging ports at 35 sites in latest DCFC Plazas round
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.
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Funding & NEVI
Boston sues USDOT to restore $20M RAISE grant it says was cancelled over EV charging in Roxbury project
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.
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Funding & NEVI
California Energy Commission considers about $36.9M in LA28 grants for bus and school-bus charging in Los Angeles
The CEC's October 19, 2026 consent calendar proposed seven LA28 agreements totaling about $36.9M, by our count, for DCFC and Level 2 ports at LA-area transit and school-bus yards and on city light posts. No fetched source confirms the vote.
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Funding & NEVI
Rivian's $4.5M California NEVI grant for 94 fast-charging ports, including Big Sur, goes before the CEC
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.
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Funding & NEVI
Arizona opens its first three NEVI-funded fast-charging stations, puts 49 more sites out to bid
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.
