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Today King County Executive Dow Constantine announced a $6 million grant from the state Department of Commerce to expand access to electric vehicle (EV) charging throughout the county, and highlighted King County’s growing zero-emission fleet.
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Executive Constantine announced $6 million in funding from the state Commerce Department for more than 400 new charging ports across King County, including at community centers, fire stations, residential buildings, retail centers and Metro bus bases. Constantine also highlighted King County’s growing fleet of zero-emission vehicles.
“We’re taking action to cut greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change. In addition to transitioning King County’s own fleet to zero-emission vehicles, we’re installing more EV charging ports at county facilities and collaborating with community partners to provide more public EV charging countywide,” said Executive Constantine. “Thank you to the state Commerce Department for this critical funding to expand access to EV charging.”
“Commerce put out a call to local governments to create community-driven partnerships that bring EV charging access to every Washingtonian, and King County stepped up,” said Washington State Department of Commerce Director Mike Fong. “As a result, hundreds of new chargers across the county, from fleet stations to apartment buildings in Shoreline and Bothell to public fast charging in Kent and Renton, will soon join our state’s fast growing charging network.”
*B-roll package available to download here*
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