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Electric Vehicle Chargers

An electric vehicle charging station is pictured on March 21, 2022, in Asbury Park, N.J. Communities across the U.S. are adding such stations in an effort that began well before gasoline prices surged this year.

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Argonne National Laboratory research informs equitable rollout of electric vehicle charging stations

The infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act earmarked $5 billion to build 500,000 charging stations across the U.S. by 2030. To get federal funding, states will have to prove 40% of the money will go toward chargers in disadvantaged areas. Argonne’s building tools to help them do that.

To learn more, Reset talks with two Argonne scientists.

GUEST: Yan (Joann) Zhou, group manager for vehicle and energy technology, Argonne National Laboratory

Marianne Mintz, principal transportation systems analyst, Argonne National Laboratory

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