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LISTEN: Out West Podcast explores the economic benefits of developing electric vehicle charging stations.
June 23, 2021 /
Electric Vehicles and Economic Development Opportunities, the latest episode of WGA’s Out West podcast, examines how the adoption of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure can generate significant economic opportunities across the West.
In this episode, WGA Policy Advisor Kevin Moss speaks with Scott Bricker, the Interim Vice President of Destination Development at Travel Oregon, and Jim Chen, the Vice President of Public Policy at Rivian, to learn how everyone from small communities to large manufacturers can tap into the EV market to expand economic growth.
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Officials from the electric vehicle industry say the nation needs some $87 billion in charging infrastructure investment in the next 10 years to get it on the path to 100 percent EV sales by 2035.
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