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ComEd, Metropolitan Mayors Caucus Announce the First 12 Northern Illinois Communities to be Named “EV Ready”
EV Ready program helps local governments prepare for the growing demand for EVs in Illinois CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ComEd and the Metropolitan Mayors
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nEV Ready program helps local governments prepare for the growing demand for EVs in Illinois\n\n\n CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nComEd and the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus (Caucus) today celebrated the first class of communities to complete the EV Readiness Program, created to help local governments prepare for the growth of electric vehicles (EVs) and charging infrastructure across northern Illinois. In total, 12 diverse municipalities were recognized at an awards event for their work to achieve the designation of “EV Ready Community.” Through the program, communities have taken steps to develop permitting for EV charging infrastructure, conduct training for local staff, and implement plans that engage the community and ensure a safe integration of zero-emissions vehicles.\n\n\n\"ComEd is committed to working with communities across the state and the region to accelerate the adoption of EVs – which are proven to lower emissions and create cleaner air for our communities,” said Louie Binswanger, ComEd Senior Vice President of Governmental Regulatory and External Affairs. “We are proud to partner with the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus on the EV Readiness program, which recognizes the crucial role our municipal partners play in our move to a clean energy economy. Congratulations to the first 12 municipalities for taking action to shape a more sustainable future and for putting us closer to achieving our clean transportation goals.”\n\n\nThe EV Readiness program was launched by ComEd and the Caucus last year to help prepare municipalities to accommodate the growing number of EVs in Illinois, sparked in large part to the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), which includes a goal of adding one million EVs by 2030. Today, nearly 88,000 EVs are registered in Illinois, with nearly 78,000 in northern Illinois, up from roughly 53,000 in northern Illinois in 2022.\n\n\n“Illinois’s electric vehicle manufacturing and adoption are booming and initiatives like the EV Readiness program help put our state further down the road to a clean energy future,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “These communities have built out an infrastructure that eases the process of buying and owning a zero-emission vehicle, and I’m grateful to ComEd and to all the local leaders who worked to make these designations possible.”\n\n\nTwelve municipalities have been designated a...