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Issue #5

30C's Final Month Begins, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania Open Fresh State Charging Money, Philadelphia Lines Up 1,400-Plus Public Ports, and Santa Barbara Targets Multifamily

The federal 30C credit enters its final 29 days; after June 30 it drops to zero. As the federal door closes, states and cities are stepping in. Wisconsin opened a roughly $40M NEVI round for corridor charging, due July 24. Pennsylvania's $100M community charging program keeps rolling out region by region. Philadelphia lined up more than 1,400 public ports between a 435-port PositivEnergy deal and nearly 1,000 curbside Level 2 chargers. Santa Barbara Clean Energy launched Charge Up SB for multifamily and affordable housing. Tesla now runs 52% of all US DC fast-charging ports.

Issue #4

36 Days Left on 30C, California Drops $1B for Electric Trucks and $98.5M for Multifamily Charging, BP Pulse Enters Michigan and Utah, and Walmart Hits 50 Stations

36 days until 30C expires; new projects won't make it. California launched a $1B electric truck rebate and confirmed $98.5M for multifamily Level 1/2 charging. ChargePoint and OBE Power announced 2,500 apartment ports at zero landlord cost. BP Pulse opened first Michigan and Utah hubs with 400kW chargers. Blink and Kempower announced 14 East Coast fast-charging sites across six states. Walmart quietly hit 50 stations.

Issue #3

30C Expires in 43 Days, US Charging Outpaces EVs for the First Time, and Florida Starts Building a Wireless Highway

30C expires June 30 with no extension coming. US charging ports hit 242,000, outpacing EV growth for the first time on record. New York added $15M to its workplace and multifamily charger rebate program. Florida broke ground on a wireless highway charging pilot. DC fast charging crossed 72,500 public ports.

Issue #2

30C Expires in 50 Days, Walmart Charges Up, and Heavy-Duty Truck Charging Hits Texas

The 30C charger credit sunsets June 30 (placed in service, not just ordered). US public DC fast charging crossed 72,500 ports. Walmart has 312 stalls live with 124 more sites queued. Greenlane takes heavy-duty truck charging into Texas along the I-45 freight corridor. CALSTART launches a verified truck-charging map with grid-impact planning layers.

Issue #1

The 30C Credit Expires in 57 Days, IONNA Goes Big, and V2G Revenue Is Now Real

The Section 30C commercial charger tax credit has a hard June 30 sunset; equipment must be in service, not just ordered. Plus: IONNA and Circle K's 350-site fast charging partnership, the NEVI court win that kept federal funding flowing, Philadelphia's 800-charger public program, and the first real V2G utility revenue programs in the US.