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El Paso Electric Launches Region’s First Utility-Led Electric Vehicle Website

El Paso, Texas – El Paso Electric (EPE) officially unveils the region’s first utility-led electric vehicle (EV) website (www.epelectric.com/ev), which can be used as a resource for anyone interested in purchasing or learning more about the growing, sustainable form of transportation.

“El Paso Electric has an established record of growth and evolution to help meet customer needs in our region, and electric vehicles are no exception to the utility’s mission,” expressed EPE Vice President of Renewable Development Richard Turner. “As the trend for EV is expected to continue growing across the country, EPE is pleased to launch a website that will serve as a helpful resource to anyone interested in learning about EVs.”

EPE’s new EV website provides information from simple explanations on EVs, to where people can charge their EV in the far West Texas and South New Mexico regions. The website also highlights incentives vehicle shoppers can take advantage of in both Texas and New Mexico.

The unveiling of this new digital, around-the-clock resource comes at the same time Edison Electric Institute celebrates one million EVs on U.S. roads. Across America, drivers are making the transition from traditional vehicles to EVs, while many others are beginning to consider the concept. A new report released by EEI and the Institute for Electric Innovation (IEI), Electric Vehicle Sales and the Charging Infrastructure Required Through 2030, projects that U.S. EV sales will exceed 3.5 million vehicles in 2030, reaching more than 20 percent of annual vehicle sales.

“The future of electric transportation is evolving rapidly with more than 1 million EVs on our nation’s roads today,” said EEI President Tom Kuhn. “As demand for EVs continues to grow, America’s electric companies are leading efforts to promote electric vehicles. Electric transportation is a win-win, meeting customer needs while also supporting America’s energy security and sustainability.”

EEI’s IEI report projects that more than 18 million EVs are anticipated to be on the road in the U.S. in 2030. Customer needs across the country on EV infrastructure will continue to grow. EPE’s launch of the new EV website is a precursory initiative to help address the growing EV trend across the country. 

About El Paso Electric

El Paso Electric is a regional electric utility providing generation, transmission and distribution service to approximately 424,000 retail and wholesale customers in a 10,000 square mile area of the Rio Grande valley in west Texas and southern New Mexico.