{"id":2208066,"date":"2024-03-28T08:13:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T12:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-sees-45-increase-in-electric-vehicles\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T08:16:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T12:16:37","slug":"pennsylvania-sees-45-increase-in-electric-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-sees-45-increase-in-electric-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"Electric vehicle ownership in Pennsylvania rose by 45% recently"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpennsylvania-sees-45-increase-in-electric-vehicles%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2208066&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Pennsylvania \u200dhas witnessed a substantial surge in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-pitches-buying-wildly-expensive-electric-vehicles-to-save-money-on-gas\/\" title=\"Buttigieg Pitches Buying Wildly Expensive Electric Vehicles to Save Money on Gas\">electric vehicle ownership<\/a>, with a 45% increase from \u2063the previous\u2062 year. This growth is\u2064 fueled\u200b by\u200c state and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">federal funding<\/a> for expanding public charging infrastructure along major highways. With over 63,000 electric vehicles and \u200b274,800 hybrid\u200b EVs \u2064registered statewide,\u2064 the total EV count reaches nearly 375,000. The\u200d state boasts\u200c 4,200 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-asks-residents-not-to-charge-electric-vehicles\/\" title=\"Calif. asks residents not to charge electric vehicles\">public charging stations<\/a> across\u200b 1,600 locations, primarily concentrated in the Philadelphia suburbs,\u2062 Harrisburg, and Pittsburgh.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2014 Pennsylvania has seen dramatic growth in electric vehicle ownership, with a 45% rise compared to a year ago as state and federal funds drive the buildout of public charging stations on its main highways.<\/p>\n<p>Data released by PennDOT show that more than 63,000 EVs are registered in the state. Additionally, hybrid EVs number 274,800 statewide, a 24% increase.<\/p>\n<p>Counting plug-in hybrids, the total EV share in the commonwealth is almost 375,000 vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Those vehicles are supported by 4,200 public plugs in over 1,600 locations across the state. Most EVs cluster in the Philadelphia suburbs, along with spots around Harrisburg and Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p>The push for more plugs has come from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-how-the-new-york-times-is-covering-bidens-infrastructure-plan-vs-how-they-covered-trumps\/\" title=\"Here\u2019s How The New York Times Is Covering Biden\u2019s Infrastructure Plan Vs. How They Covered Trump\u2019s\">federal investment<\/a>: the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program will send $172 million to Pennsylvania over five years to develop EV corridors across 1,800 miles of roadways.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The funding requires the state to build DC fast chargers to give cars a 200+ mile range per hour. They must be built within one mile of a highway and within 50 miles of the next station.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, PennDOT reported that projects take\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/pennsylvania\/article_4a2aa134-8d3d-11ee-9c75-bfab43532947.html\">18-24 months<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to build at an average cost of $650,000, 20% of which must be matched by grantees. More than\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/pennsylvania\/article_61a6bc80-c1e6-11ed-b548-8b129a970806.html\">$60 million<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0was spent to begin construction in 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p>So far, of the 55 projects awarded, one is already operating at a Pilot Travel Center in Pittston.<\/p>\n<p>The growth of EVs in Pennsylvania has been about average nationally. Non-EVs still dominate:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/pennsylvania\/article_5901087a-a272-11ee-9269-3b725ca81c60.html\">Only 0.5%<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of cars on the road have gone electric.<\/p>\n<p>During a PennDOT State Transportation Innovation Council meeting, Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator Natasha Fackler noted that they expect to announce another 25-30 projects in May.<\/p>\n<p>In 2026 or 2027, another $100 million will be available for a community buildout round.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Shapiro Administration is quickly making these federal investments work for Pennsylvanians and I\u2019m proud that we remain among the nation\u2019s leaders in expanding EV charging options,\u201d PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penndot.pa.gov\/pages\/all-news-details.aspx?newsid=1109\">said in January<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cIn partnership with the companies electrifying these sites, we are creating healthier communities by reducing our carbon footprint and supporting clean-energy jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pennsylvania experienced a significant 45% increase in electric vehicle ownership. State and federal investments in public charging infrastructure along major highways have contributed to this growth. According to PennDOT data, over 63,000 electric vehicles are now registered in the state, highlighting a shift towards more sustainable transportation choices<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2208067,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24021700845808-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2208066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24021700845808-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2208066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2208066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2208066\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2208067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2208066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2208066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2208066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}