en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Philadelphia government recently announced a partnership with PositivEnergy to install 435 public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across the city. PositivEnergy is a provider of EV charging networks, charging infrastructure, and fleet electrification solutions.

"Philadelphia's goal is to make EV charging more accessible, reliable, and equitable for residents in all communities across the city. We are grateful to our partners at PositivEnergy for sharing this vision and applying their expertise to the implementation and deployment of our EV network," said Anna Kelly, Senior Policy Advisor for Electric Vehicles and Parking at the Philadelphia Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems.

In the expansion of public EV charging infrastructure in the United States, federal policy changes have not halted the continued growth of charging stations at the state and private levels. Congressional Republicans have eliminated federal incentives for EV purchases and leases while attempting to block federal funding for installing more public charging stations, though most of these efforts have failed. At the state level, public charging facilities, including fast chargers, continue to increase, and private venues such as Walmart, convenience stores, grocery stores, travel rest stops, and shopping malls are steadily adding charging stations.

Philadelphia had previously been listed by the American Lung Association as a city with severe air pollution. Elizabeth Hensil, Director of Advocacy for the association's Pennsylvania chapter, noted: "The air pollutants highlighted in this report are widespread and pose health risks to everyone. Both ozone and particulate matter pollution can lead to premature death and cause serious health issues, such as asthma attacks, heart attacks, strokes, preterm births, and even cognitive problems later in life. Particulate matter pollution also increases the risk of lung cancer."

Air pollution from gasoline and diesel vehicles harms human and biological health and exacerbates climate change. Installing more public EV charging stations helps reduce public concerns about replacing internal combustion engine vehicles with electric ones.

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