Daily EV news · US · 16 January 2026
EV Charging
Long Island firm to add five EV charging sites in regional expansion
A Long Island company is expanding its electric vehicle charging network with five new sites, according to Long Island Business News. The rollout adds to the firm's existing infrastructure in the region, though the report does not specify total capacity or timeline.
Why it matters
The expansion signals growing private investment in EV charging on Long Island, creating potential supply chain and installation opportunities for contractors serving the New York metro area.
IONNA opens five new EV charging hubs in Illinois
IONNA has launched five new EV charging hubs across Illinois, adding 38 charging bays at sites in Pontiac (10 bays), Gilman (10 bays), McHenry (6 bays), Vernon Hills (6 bays) and Hanover Park (6 bays). The openings, attended by Governor JB Pritzker, follow a year in which Illinois saw 411 new public charging locations installed, with less than half receiving federal or state grant support. Illinois now has 162,375 battery electric vehicles on the road, a 32.5% increase over 2025.
Why it matters
The rollout demonstrates strong private sector confidence in Illinois' EV market, with over half of new charging locations deployed without public subsidy. For CPOs and contractors, the state's US$148 million allocation to IDOT for federal charging programmes signals continued procurement opportunities despite broader federal funding uncertainty.
Electric Vehicles
Alexandria, Virginia, adds in-route overhead charging and 24-charger depot for expanding electric bus fleet
Alexandria Transit Company (DASH) has installed an in-route overhead charger to extend operational range for its electric buses, vendor ABM announced on Thursday. The city broke ground on 30 October 2025 for a new facility with infrastructure for up to 24 overhead chargers, solar arrays and battery storage. DASH currently operates 16 battery electric buses, with 20 more funded for procurement and 27 planned for future years, building on an electrification programme that began in 2019.
Why it matters
The shift to faster overhead charging at depots and on routes signals growing demand for high-power infrastructure that reduces bus downtime, a procurement priority for transit agencies scaling zero-emission fleets. Alexandria's phased rollout, from six pilot buses in 2021 to a planned 63-unit fleet, offers a reference timeline for CPOs and contractors bidding on similar municipal transit projects.
Policy & Market
US EV market share fell from 12.6% to 6.5% in Q4 2025 after federal tax credit expired, while charging network grew to 247,000 ports
The US added roughly 50 new DC fast charging ports daily in 2025, reaching 247,000 public ports at 80,000 stations by May 2026, even as EV market share collapsed from 12.6% in Q3 2025 to 6.5% in Q4 following the federal tax credit expiry on 30 September. Major manufacturers posted billions in writedowns, with Ford announcing $19.5 billion and GM $7.6 billion in EV charges, while state incentive programmes in Washington, Vermont, Minnesota, Oregon and Maryland closed or ran out of funding. Regional disparities widened sharply, with one in three new vehicles sold in Colorado last quarter being electric, compared to fewer than 800 EVs statewide in Wyoming.
Why it matters
The continued infrastructure rollout despite a 50% drop in EV sales signals that charging operators and site hosts face a near term mismatch between network capacity and utilisation, while the collapse of state incentive budgets and federal support removes key demand drivers that justified many deployment business cases.