The Weekly EV Charging Briefing.

Minnesota Opens a $41 Million NEVI Round, Schneider Launches a Load-Managing Home Charger, and Hyundai Owners Get 20% Off IONNA Charging

Minnesota opened its NEVI Round 3a RFP on August 26 with up to $41.18 million available across 74 potential charging clusters, proposals due November 2, while Kansas closed its own NEVI RFP round on August 28 against a total five-year federal allocation of $39.5 million, two more states moving formula money now that the 30C charger credit is gone. Schneider Electric launched Schneider Charge on August 25, an 11.5 kW Level 2 home charger with built-in dynamic load management that the company says can let many homeowners skip a panel or service upgrade that would otherwise cost thousands. Driivz, a Vontier company, announced on August 25 that it has integrated WEX fleet payment cards and its DriverDash app into its charging network software, letting fleet drivers charge at Driivz-managed stations without a separate account, with the first live integration at a heavy-duty electrification hub in California. Hyundai and Genesis EV owners got an automatic 10% discount at every US IONNA fast-charging station starting August 19, with a bonus 10% on top through September 30 for a temporary 20% total. And bp pulse's US network joined the ChargeHub app on August 24, the second charging network in as many weeks to fold into a third-party aggregator rather than push its own app.

New Hampshire Closes a $17 Million NEVI Round, Denver Deploys a 650 kW School Bus Charging Hub, and a New App Maps 211,000 Chargers in One Place

New Hampshire's NEVI Round II closed August 21 with proposals for a share of the state's roughly $17 million federal charging allocation, one more state-level deadline moving federal dollars now that the 30C charger credit is gone. Denver Public Schools switched on a new 650 kW charging hub at its Hilltop bus terminal on August 19, using Kempower's dynamically shared dispensers to charge its newly expanded 28-bus electric fleet, the largest in Colorado, without a bigger utility service upgrade. Octopus Energy launched Octopus Charge on August 20, a free app that maps more than 211,000 chargers across eleven US and Canadian networks, including ChargePoint, EVgo, Blink, and bp pulse, without marking up the per-kWh price. Blink Charging launched EnergyConnect on August 18, an AI-driven load-balancing system meant to let site hosts add more chargers within their existing electrical service instead of paying for a panel or transformer upgrade. And GRID Alternatives and the Smart Electric Power Alliance published a new Utility Playbook on August 18 aimed at closing the 'renter's penalty,' the gap where charging at public or multifamily stations can cost two to six times more than charging at a single-family home.

Michigan and New York Move $86 Million in Charger Funding, GM Puts Native NACS on Every 2027 EV, and EVgo Opens a Flagship Hub Near Detroit

Michigan's third NEVI funding round closed August 7 with $51 million available under new flexibility rules earned by hitting 'fully built out' status, while New York opened a separate $35 million Charge Ready NY program on August 14 for public sector entities to install Level 2 chargers, with proposals due October 20. General Motors said on August 13 that every 2027 Chevrolet, Cadillac, and GMC EV will ship with a native NACS charging port instead of CCS1, ending the need for an adapter at Tesla Superchargers. EVgo and GM opened a 12-stall, 350 kW flagship fast-charging hub at a Meijer store in Warren, Michigan on August 11, part of a nationwide flagship program that already has more than 40 stalls open. Separately, Pilot, GM, and EVgo announced their travel-center charging network has passed 300 locations and 1,300 stalls across 40 states. And Tesla switched on vehicle-to-load for all Model Y Premium trims on August 15, letting owners power outlets from the car's battery with an $80 adapter.

Pennsylvania and Kansas Race Toward NEVI Deadlines, EVgo Strikes a Supercharger Deal With Tesla, and New York City Plans 600 New Curbside Chargers

Pennsylvania's $34 million Southeastern Region NEVI community charging round closes August 21, and Kansas's next NEVI request for proposals is due August 28, both part of federal charging dollars that keep moving even as the 30C tax credit stays expired. New York City DOT announced on August 4, 2026 that it will add 600 new curbside charging points across all five boroughs over the next three years, prioritizing high-density neighborhoods with limited off-street parking. EVgo and Brixmor Property Group expanded their partnership on August 3 to add more than 500 fast-charging stalls at 90-plus shopping centers in six states. And EVgo announced on August 5 that it signed onto Tesla's Supercharger for Business program, making it the first network to deploy its own branded chargers on Tesla's V4 hardware, with Magic Dock support for both CCS and NACS vehicles.

Massachusetts Launches a Residential Vehicle-to-Grid Pilot, GM Puts a $7 Billion Price Tag on V2G, and Oregon Awards $10.9 Million in Charger Rebates

Eversource and National Grid announced a residential vehicle-to-grid pilot in Massachusetts on July 23, letting owners of bidirectional-capable EVs enroll in the ConnectedSolutions demand-response program with partners EnergyHub, Sunrun, and The Mobility House. Four days later, GM Energy released a study with energy consultancy E3 putting a number on that idea nationally: V2G could deliver up to $7 billion a year in US grid value by 2030, five to fifteen times more than one-way managed charging, and GM already has 250,000 V2G-capable EVs on the road. New Jersey's Clean Fleet EV and EV Charging Program hit full allocation and paused new applications on July 24, just three weeks after its FY27 relaunch. Oregon's Community Charging Rebates program has awarded $10.9 million toward 347 charging stations, including 94 at multifamily properties. Walmart's in-house DC fast-charging network reached 754 stalls across 90 stations, on pace to cross 100 stations in August. And GM completed ChargePoint's integration into its Energy Pass app, putting roughly 70% of US DC fast chargers behind a single account for GM EV owners.