As Fall made its debut and chased Summer away, employers including Owens Corning, Bayer, the City of Fort Collins and the University of Hawaii at Hilo joined the Challenge, bringing the number of employers committing to employee charging to more than 240. A few highlights since our last update:
- Over 140 attendees joined our Employer Workshop Best Practices webinar. The webinar featured the experiences of four organizations that executed workplace charging educational events for employers in their communities. Check out the webinar recording and use our event templates to promote workplace charging in your region (agenda, host outreach template, speaker outreach template, and invitation template).
- The Energy Department announced an investment of nearly $55 million for 24 cutting-edge vehicle technology projects. These technologies will play a key role in supporting the EV Everywhere Grand Challenge to make plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) as affordable to own and operate as today’s gasoline-powered vehicles by 2022.
- We’ve added two new members to the Challenge team: Nick Bleich and Nay Chehab. Nick is a Presidential Management STEM Fellow and California Polytechnic State University graduate. Originally from Lebanon, Nay comes to us from Johns Hopkins’ Energy Policy and Climate program and is excited to work with PEVs. Welcome Nick and Nay!
From
Sarah Olexsak
Workplace Charging Challenge Coordinator