🔌 Axios PM: Mayors seek chargers

Photos: Bamboo house | Wednesday, February 08, 2023

Open in app View in browser   Presented By American Edge Project   Axios PM By Mike Allen · Feb 08, 2023 Good Wednesday afternoon. Today's PM — edited by Kate Nocera — is 513 words, a 2-min. read. Thanks to Sheryl Miller for the copy edit.     🔌 1 big thing: Mayors seek chargers Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios   Cities, states and the federal government are all scrambling to build out the nation's electric-vehicle charging infrastructure, Jennifer A. Kingson writes for Axios What's Next. Why it matters: EV early adopters were typically wealthy people in single-family homes — where it's relatively easy to install a home charger. Without more public stations, EV adoption is likely to stall. What's happening: Cities are passing new building codes and zoning rules to coax — or force — developers to install rapid-charging stations (or at least reserve space for them). "There's a sense of urgency," Denver Mayor Michael Hancock tells Axios. "We know we've got to get this infrastructure built out." There's been a drumbeat of announcements from mayors about plans to alleviate "charging deserts" and blanket their cities with stations: L.A. has been attaching EV charging stations to streetlights — a boon to renters. Seattle is installing curbside chargers, also aimed at renters. Denver partnered with Hertz to jump-start the build-out of neighborhood charging stations. Hoboken, New Jersey, has a deal to install charging stalls that can display revenue-generating digital advertising. Tucson is among the growing list of cities that require certain new businesses and multifamily dwellings to provide charging stations in their parking lots. 💰 Follow the money: Under President Biden's 2021 infrastructure law, states get $5 billion in federal incentives to build charges. Cities can apply for a share of $2.5 billion in competitive grants. Share this story.     2. 🛰️ Satellites show quake wreckage Buildings in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, before and after the earthquake. Satellite images: Planet Labs New satellite images from Turkey and Syria illuminate the extent of devastation facing the region after the massive earthquake and aftershocks struck on Monday. The death toll passed 11,700 today, as search-and-rescue operations continue in severe weather. Thousands of buildings have collapsed, leaving people stranded in freezing temperatures. In the Turkish city of Kahramanmaras (above), entire commercial strips were destroyed, The Washington Post reported. Go deeper.     A message from American Edge Project We must take China's tech and innovation ambitions seriously     The political, economic and security implications of China outpacing the United States are profound. If they succeed, America may be forced to rely on foreign platforms in national defense, infrastructure and communications. See what Congress can do to strengthen America's tech edge.     3. Catch me up 🏈 Philadelphia public schools announced today that they'll open two hours late on the morning after Sunday's Super Bowl. In Kansas City, Missouri, schools will be open Monday, win or lose. But schools plan a day off for a parade Wednesday if the Chiefs win. (Kansas City Star) A 22-year-old Black man filed a lawsuit against the city of Memphis and the five police officers accused of fatally beating Tyre Nichols, saying they assaulted him three days before Nichols' death. Go deeper. 🧽 4.9 million bottles of Fabuloso Multi-Purpose Cleaners were recalled "due to risk of exposure to bacteria." Go deeper.     4. 🎍1 bamboo thing: The Grass House D.C.'s Grass House. Photo: Ty Cole Take a look inside the Grass House, the first code-compliant bamboo building on the East Coast. The house, completed in 2019 and located across the street from Frederick Douglass' historic home in D.C.'s Anacostia neighborhood, was built with energy-efficient and environmentally friendly materials — including bamboo for walls and sheep's wool for insulation, Axios D.C's Paige Hopkins reports. Dining area inside the Grass House. Photo: Ty Cole Anacostia-based architecture and development company BLDUS designed the home and wants to use bamboo in larger-scale, multifamily projects, including in public housing in the future. Go deeper.     A message from American Edge Project America must strategically invest in domestic tech innovation     We must remain the global leader in technologies that underpin our economy and national security. But our leadership is not guaranteed. It will take thoughtful, pro-innovation policies to secure America's place in the next generation. See how Congress can invest in America's tech innovation.   Are you a fan of this email format? 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