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Tuesday, October 22 6-8pm. Wellesley Public Library (530 Washington St., Wellesley).

MassDOT is engaging in an outreach process to both teach the public about the building, deployment, and operation of charging stations and provide opportunities for Massachusetts residents to ask questions, petition for targeted charging deployment, and raise concerns. These public comment opportunities are taking the form of open houses. This is a great outlet to speak to decision-makers and MassDOT staff directly and learn more about the social, environmental, and economic benefits of EV adoption and DC fast charging.

This is an opportunity to speak directly with state officials and NEVI stakeholders to petition for charging stations where you want them.

Overall, the program is committed to funding the construction, deployment, and operation of DC fast charging stations along alternative fuel corridors throughout the state of Massachusetts. The goal is to better facilitate long-distance travel in an EV. MassDOT’s plan for NEVI has two parts: first, making sure there are charging stations within fifty miles of each other, within one mile of the highway. Part two is all about equity and access – in other words, using community input to determine where else to place DC fast charging stations. Equity and access to DC fast charging stations are two priorities of NEVI and MassDOT, as mandated by the Biden-Harris administration’s Justice40 Initiative. 

Read more about these meetings and NEVI in this Green Energy Consumers Alliance post.