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• EV Charging Networks Prepare for Cyberattacks - WSJ--> Mandates for electric-vehicle sales have raised concerns over poorly defended charging stations—and the possibility for spillover hacks of wider power grids.

• Present and future bright for EV charging stations in NM | Opinion | abqjournal.com --> The proposed vehicle standard would require 43% of new cars and trucks for sale in New Mexico to be zero-emission vehicles starting with model year 2027, rising to 82% for model year 2032. This standard would affect significantly less than 43% of people because the regulation impacts only new vehicle sales. Only about 25% of drivers across the country purchase new vehicles. And Clean Car standards do not apply to any vehicles already on the road.

• Ribbon-cutting, celebration planned at Pioneer Museum EV charging station on July 28 - County 10 --> The Fremont County Pioneer Museum and OtterSpace Electric Vehicle would like to invite the public to a ribbon-cutting ceremony and celebration at the brand-new fast-charging electric vehicle station located at the museum. The event is scheduled for 4:00-4:30 pm on Friday, July 28th, in front of the Museum.

• Surge in EV uptake leaves fast-charging networks struggling to keep up (thedriven.io) --> Electric vehicle sales are charging ahead in Australia, outpacing predictions and expected to exceed government forecasts by a third during the next year.Australia’s big four electric car-charging providers are already ramping up investments in the field, including deals signed with shopping centres, energy firms, and hundreds of new sites locked in for upgrades.

• Ohio awards $18M for 27 EV charging stations | Kiosk Marketplace --> Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced the future locations of 27 electric vehicle charging stations that will be installed along Ohio interstates, making Ohio one of the first states in the nation to announce charging station sites that will be developed as part of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program, according to a press release.The state will award more than $18 million in NEVI funds for 27 electric vehicle fast charging stations along seven of Ohio's interstate corridors, including I-70, I-71, I-74, I-75, I-76, I-77, and I-90, the release stated.

• Texas defers decision on EV charging funds amid industry pushback on Tesla plugs, sources say | Reuters-->  Texas again deferred a vote on grants of federal funds to build electric vehicle chargers to Aug. 16 amid pushback from some charging companies over its plan to include Tesla's (TSLA.O) technology in charging stations, according to three sources.

• DHL Express Gets Hundreds of EV Charging Stations - CleanTechnica --> The company is looking to learn and adapt as it gets deeper and deeper into the electric vehicle revolution.
  
• ADOT Electric Vehicle Charging Station Plan Adds 7 Highway Corridors - Signals AZ --> The Arizona Department of Transportation is adding seven state highway corridors to its planned network of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, expanding beyond the initial 2022 plan that focused on interstate highways.

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