DCFCW - Tritium Customers Win Largest Share of Round 1 Tennessee NEVI Program | Benzinga
LEBANON, Tenn., Feb. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tritium DCFC Limited (Tritium) (NASDAQ:DCFC), a global leader in direct current (DC) fast chargers for electric vehicles (EVs), today announced that the company was the top-awarded fast charger manufacturer for the first round of the State of Tennessee's National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) awarded a total of over $21 million of federal funding. Over $10.5 million of the total federal award, accounting for nearly 50% of the state's initial NEVI funding round, was awarded to deploy 48 Tritium fast chargers across 12 new charging locations in the state. Tritium partners Universal EV LLC and PowerUp America were awarded funding for eight and four charging sites, respectively, with Lynkwell to provide the charging software for PowerUp America's chargers.
"We are very proud to play a key role in the electrification of Tennessee's passenger and commercial vehicles and to contribute to the health and well-being of Tennesseans," said Tritium CEO Jane Hunter. "This recognition underscores the deep roots Tritium is putting down in ...