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Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette today thanked Governor Phil Murphy for a $10 million boost in state funding to accelerate development of electric vehicle charging-station infrastructure in New Jersey, advancing the Administration’s bold vehicle electrification and climate mitigation goals.

Mayor Alan Webber has signed the Charge@Work pledge as a commitment to supporting electric vehicle (EV) charging and clean transportation at Santa Fe workplaces. Santa Fe is the first city in the country to sign the pledge, which is part of the U.S. Department of Energy-funded Charge@Work initiative to help workplaces and public officials set up workplace charging programs.

The U.S. Department of Energy has launched an educational campaign that stresses the benefits of installing electric vehicle charging ports in employee parking areas at workplaces.

Fairfax County has shown a strong commitment and leadership to environmental sustainability, community health and support of workers. Our adopted Community-wide Energy and Climate Action Plan (CECAP) commits the whole of Fairfax County to achieving carbon neutrality by the year 2050. Part of this plan includes increasing the purchase and use of electric vehicles as a fundamental strategy of that long-term carbon neutrality goal.