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Ameren Missouri has stimulated the development of electric vehicle charging station infrastructure with its Charge Ahead program By Brett Auten The growth has accelerated. Experts now predict sales of fully electric vehicles in the U.S. will break the 1 million vehicle barrier in 2023 for the first time ever. Those numbers do not even take into account sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, which can run on gas or electricity and a battery that can be recharged with either a charging cable or a generator powered by the engine. Ameren Missouri is trumpeting the success of its Charge Ahead program in the middle of National Drive Electric Week. In 2023, St. Charles County had 28 total
EV charging ports installed thanks to five different Charge Ahead program participants. Since 2020, St. Charles County had 68 total public charging ports installed thanks to 16 different Charge Ahead program participants. Year over year there has been a 50% increase in electric vehicle registration in the county. “The electric vehicle driver is unique and you are seeing more and more of them on the road,” Becky Whitman, Business Development Manager of Electric Vehicles & Charging for Ameren Missouri, said. “They do 80% to 90% of their charging at home.” Experts like Whitman say electric vehicle sales are being propelled by a number of
compounding factors, such as price cuts, a wider variety of available vehicles and more government and manufacturing investments. Installing electric vehicle charging stations at your business can attract new people, generate revenue, promote sustainability and corporate social responsibility as well as future proof your business. Ameren Missouri’s Charge Ahead program has stimulated the development of electric vehicle charging station infrastructure within its service area. Ameren Missouri is announcing that more than 160 electric vehicle charging ports have been installed across its Missouri service territoSee CHARGING’ page 2
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