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In this week\u2019s episode, host Kristin Hayes talks with Kimathi Boothe, the vice president of energy operations at Dunamis Clean Energy Partners, about infrastructure for charging electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States. This episode continues a multipart series on EVs, which covers the most practical matters that EV users need to know. In this third episode of the series, Boothe discusses types of EV chargers, trends toward standardizing chargers, factors that influence the density of EV charging stations in a given area, and improving access to EVs. Boothe also talks about federal policies that have helped expand the charging network in recent years. \n\nBoothe\u2019s insights will be applied to the real world in next week\u2019s episode about cross-country road trips in an EV\u2014stay tuned. And as you listen, please let us know if we\u2019ve missed any questions that you\u2019re curious about; we may address those in a future podcast episode or blog post. If you\u2019d rather steer yourself toward other topics, then tune back in after a couple weeks, when the podcast will return to our normally scheduled programming, which covers all kinds of matters related to environmental economics.\n\n-----\n\nRelated episodes in this series:\n\nDemystifying Electric Vehicle Ownership, with Sebastian Blanco; https://soundcloud.com/resourcesradio/demystifying-electric-vehicle-ownership-with-sebastian-blanco\n\nInnovations in Electric Vehicle Batteries, with Micah Ziegler; https://soundcloud.com/resourcesradio/innovations-in-electric-vehicle-batteries-with-micah-ziegler\n\nExpanding Access to Electric Vehicle Chargers, with Kimathi Boothe; https://soundcloud.com/resourcesradio/expanding-access-to-electric-vehicle-chargers-with-kimathi-boothe\n\nElectric Road Trip: The Pros and Cons of Electric Vehicle Ownership, with Kristin Hayes; https://soundcloud.com/resourcesradio/electric-road-trip-the-pros-and-cons-of-electric-vehicle-ownership-with-kristin-hayes\n\n-----\n\nReferences and recommendations:\n\n\u201cJames: A Novel\u201d by Percival Everett; https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738749/james-by-percival-everett/