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In its second plan on electric vehicles filed with regulators, Xcel Energy proposes spending $145 million to build a public charging network over the next three years in addition to offering rebates and other programs.

Policymakers in Colorado envision a future with close to a million electric cars on the road by 2030. But before all those electric cars can hit the roadways, we’ll need a way to charge them. That includes in rural areas, not typically electric vehicle hotbeds.

Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Montana and Utah got the green light from the Biden administration on their plans for building out electric vehicle infrastructure, paving the way for big federal investments in fast-charging stations across the region.

Colorado is set to receive $61 million from German car maker Volkswagen as part of a nationwide settlement over the company’s violation of emission…