(TNS) — Gov. Maura Healey’s administration is seeking to expand charging stations for electric vehicles as part of broader efforts to get more drivers to ditch their gas-powered vehicles, but the spending comes amid increasing uncertainty about the future of the industry.
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection last Monday said it will allocate $46 million through fiscal 2027 for electric vehicle charging infrastructure to support the “strategic buildout” of e-vehicle infrastructure across the state.
“Expanding our robust network of public EV chargers will enable electrification of passenger vehicles as well as highly polluting medium-and heavy-duty vans and trucks,” Bonnie Heiple, commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, said in a prepared statement…