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ComEd Awards $250,000 to Expand Electric Vehicle Education in Illinois High Schools
ComEd’s EVs for Education part of a comprehensive push to accelerate EV adoption throughout the region CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Just in time for to the
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nComEd’s EVs for Education part of a comprehensive push to accelerate EV adoption throughout the region\n\n\n CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nJust in time for to the start of the school year, ComEd today announced the latest group of local high schools selected to participate in the EVs for Education program, which provides a total of $250,000 toward the purchase of electric vehicles (EVs) and EV charging equipment for use in driver’s education classes. Five northern Illinois high schools will each receive a $50,000 grant to purchase electric transportation technology, allowing students a unique opportunity to learn up close about the advantages of driving zero-emissions vehicles.\n\n\nComEd has awarded a total of $950,000 to 19 high schools in northern Illinois through the competitive grant program since the program first launched in 2019. The EVs for Education program is a component of ComEd’s work to accelerate EV adoption throughout the region, and to deliver on a key goal of the state’s landmark Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), which sets a goal of adding one million EVs to Illinois roads by 2030.\n\n\n“The benefits related to EVs are clear, and ComEd is working to remove barriers to adoption to help more customers move toward cleaner transportation, which generates energy savings, reduces pollution and helps bring cleaner air into our communities,” said Louie Binswanger, SVP of Governmental, Regulatory and External Affairs at ComEd. “Through our EVs for Education program, we’re working to bring the environmental and health benefits of EVs into more communities by empowering the next generation to play a role in our clean energy future.”\n\n\nSchools selected to participate in the program receive a $50,000 grant to help electrify their driver’s education curriculum by adding at least one EV to their existing vehicle fleet and purchasing at least one Level 2 EV charger. The program has a goal of empowering students on new clean energy technology, while helping reduce barriers for school communities where EV access is limited.\n\n\nThe schools selected to participate in the 2023-2024 EVs for Education program are:\n\n\n\nBloom Trail High School, Chicago Heights\n\n\n\nBremen High School, Midlothian\n\n\n\nDwight D Eisenhower High School, Blue Island\n\n\n\nRockford East High School, Rockford\n\n\n\nSterling High School, St...