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Dispatches<br />
PULL-THROUGH EV CHARGERS<br />
NEEDED, SAYS REPORT<br />
■report produced by the RV Industry<br />
A<br />
Association (RVIA) and engineering<br />
firm Black and Veatch insists that<br />
federal funding should be used to<br />
install pull-through electric chargers<br />
in the United States for RV users. The ‘Reimagining<br />
the EV Charging Landscape to Support Future<br />
Innovation’ report lays out the current electric vehicle<br />
landscape, the consumer’s need for pull-through<br />
charging, and the importance of designing for pullthrough<br />
charging. The document concludes that the<br />
momentum in electric vehicle sales and adoption<br />
across the United States can only be sustained if<br />
the entire electric vehicle consumer population can<br />
access convenient, safe charging infrastructure along<br />
interstates, highway corridors, and near popular<br />
destinations, including in rural communities that<br />
RVers frequent.<br />
The RVIA’s vice president of government affairs,<br />
Jason Rano, said: “Our team has been working<br />
to ensure that RVs are not left behind during the<br />
transition to electric vehicles. This report outlines<br />
the importance of establishing more RV-accessible<br />
pull-through charging stations for consumers. This<br />
is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to deploy EV<br />
charging nationwide and the need already exists with<br />
RVers already pulling their RVs with electric vehicles.<br />
In addition, the report points out that RVers who<br />
drive an electric vehicle and pull a towable RV will<br />
need to charge more frequently given the impact<br />
that towing has on an electric vehicle’s range. These<br />
RVers will be seeking out charging more frequently,<br />
ultimately spending more time and money at<br />
charging sites.<br />
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