Mobility

Electric co-ops help lead charge to bring EV infrastructure to rural communities

Darren Johnson, facility service supervisor at Nebraska Public Power District’s York Operations Center, uses a new EV charger station.
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By:
Dale Buss
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By:
CALLI TOWNSEND
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July 18, 2021 11:00 PM

Nearly a century ago, a federal program to electrify America's rural areas transformed their economies and brought them into the 20th century. Now, advocates of rural electric vehicle chargers say they will be crucial to bringing the nation's small heartland cities, small towns and farming communities fully into the 21st century.

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