EV charger maker Tritium wins order from Hawaii under federal funding program
investing.comBy Abhirup Roy
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) — Tritium DCFC said on Tuesday it had won an order from Hawaii to make high-speed electric vehicle chargers — the first funds to roll out in a federal program meant to blanket the country with charging infrastructure and boost EV adoption.
The U.S. government plans to dole out $5 billion to states over five years as part of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program (NEVI) to electrify highways and interstates with 500,000 chargers.
Hawaii, which was granted access to $2.6 million in September as part of the first round of funding, is buying 32 150-kilowatt Tritium chargers and 16 power units, the company said.
«These fast chargers are expected to be among the first funded and installed under the NEVI program,» Brisbane, Australia-based Tritium said in a statement.
While several states, including Ohio and Texas, are in various stages of seeking proposals from companies, Tritium said Hawaii was using an existing contract with Sustainability Partners, an infrastructure-focused public benefit company to place the order.
Hawaii is estimated to receive a total of over $17.6 million under NEVI.
The federal funding — seen critical to President Joe Biden's plans to tackle climate change and create local jobs — requires companies to offer the U.S. standard Combined Charging System (CCS) in the chargers.
But Hawaii's order comes at a time when several states such as Texas and Washington have said they plan to mandate EV market leader Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)'s charging standard along with CCS to be eligible for the funds after major automakers embraced the technology.
That has sparked a pushback from some charging companies against mandating Tesla's the North American Charging
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