Electric Vehicle Rural Infrastructure Program and Fund - Sponsored by Del. Richard Sullivan, Jr., D-Fairfax, House Bill 107 establishes an Electric Vehicle Rural Infrastructure Program and Fund to help developers cover the cost of installing public electric vehicle charging stations in economically distressed areas.
Metal thefts isn’t a recent phenomenon. It was a big enough problem in 2007 for the Legislature to enact Senate Bill 5312, which increased penalties for those found guilty of stealing metals.
The indictment alleges that the purported victims paid Nayi thousands of dollars to participate in the scam.
“BP’s own invoices show that if voters repeal the CO2 tax, they will save money,” Todd Myers, vice president for research at the Washington Policy Center think tank, said.
Consumer demand aside, the governors' letter argued the U.S. currently lacks the grid capacity, charging stations, and domestic production necessary to support battery operated vehicles on a large scale. China controls 70% of electric vehicle battery production, according to a 2022 Congressional Research Service report cited in the letter.
The legislation headed to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s desk will charge owners of battery-powered and plug-in hybrid vehicles $200 next year, the first of an incremental scale that will reach $286 in 2030.
The contract would be for 10 years and is part of the city's goal to have 25% of all vehicle miles traveled be from electric or zero emissions vehicles by 2035.
The lawmakers wrote that "zero emission" truck technology is "still in its infancy" and noted that the majority of those vehicles "cost three to four times the average cost of a diesel-powered vehicle."
"We are the first law enforcement partners in the world to make arrests in connection with the Chinese government's overseas police stations," the U.S. attorney said.
On average, there are 137 sunny days per year in Tumwater. The U.S. average is 205 sunny days.