Industry Spotlight: April 24th - April 30th

Welcome to GridLink’s Industry Spotlight, your weekly source for the latest developments in electric vehicles, charging solutions, and the evolution of electric mobility. Each week, we handpick the most impactful news, breakthrough technologies, and insightful commentary that shape the electric vehicle sector and its infrastructure. Designed for enthusiasts, professionals, and anyone intrigued by the electric revolution in transportation, our blog aims to enlighten, inspire, and keep you abreast of this dynamic industry. Check back every week to stay ahead of the curve and join GridLink in driving towards a sustainable, electrified future. 

• Officials celebrate the opening of Vermont’s first electric vehicle charging infrastructure funded by a federal program, a four-charger station in Bradford. (NBC 5)

• General Motors introduces a vehicle-to-home charging system that would allow customers to use their electric vehicle batteries as a backup energy source. (Utility Dive) 

• Now that a Tennessee Volkswagen factory has voted to unionize, contract bargaining begins, with experts predicting modest raises but bigger benefits. (Chattanooga Times Free Press)

• The head of transportation and parking at Princeton University discusses how the school’s shuttle bus fleet went all-electric this past fall, describing the costs and benefits of making the switch from diesel. (WHYY)

• The White House designates Michigan as one of four “workforce hubs” in the country and dedicates funding to training programs for electric vehicle manufacturing. (UPI)

• ComEd installs two more public electric vehicle charging stations in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood as part of a pilot program to increase charging availability in neighborhoods with limited access. (Sun-Times)

• Pennsylvania received its first electric school buses purchased with federal Clean School Bus Program dollars, six buses manufactured in Oklahoma. (The Hill)

• New Hampshire’s Henniker School District purchases four electric school buses using funds from the U.S. EPA’s Clean School Bus Program. (Concord Monitor)

• Minneapolis-St. Paul’s regional public transit agency will buy 20 electric buses to put in service by 2026 to help meet emission-reduction targets. (Star Tribune)

• A startup develops a technology that can turn streetlights into electric vehicle chargers. (Canary Media)